Usage Score
8.9
Player Dossier
2022-2025Iowa State
Caleb Bacon
LB • 6'4" • 240 lbs • Lake Mills, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caleb Bacon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
28.1
Consistency
15.4
Season Value
17.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Caleb Bacon, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State. Caleb Bacon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
28.1
Usage
8.9
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0. Unknown: 4. Iowa: 0. Ohio: 1. Oklahoma State: 1.5. Oklahoma: 1. TCU: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Baylor: 0. Kansas: 0. BYU: 2. Texas: 0. Kansas State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 8 by 33.3. Unknown: 5 by 60.8. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 6 by 35. Oklahoma State: 4 by 31.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 30.8. TCU: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 5 by 20.8. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 4 by 36.7. Texas: 8 by 33.3. Kansas State: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.9 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=6 · -0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Memphis | L 26-36 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Kansas State | W 42-35 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Texas | L 16-26 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ BYU | W 45-13 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Kansas | L 21-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Baylor | W 30-18 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Cincinnati | W 30-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs TCU | W 27-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Oklahoma | L 20-50 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Oklahoma State | W 34-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Ohio | L 7-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Iowa | L 13-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Unknown2+ sacks · Splash game | — | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Iowa State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa State | 11.5 | 28.1 | 8.9 | 11.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11.5 | 28.1 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | -11.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa State | 15.5 | 35.7 | 12.1 | 15.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oklahoma State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Primary metric
6 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
4
Primary metric
Game with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.
#3
Kansas State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 34.5 takeover score.
#4
BYU
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 33.6 takeover score.
#5
Oklahoma State
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
35
#2
2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
26.1
15.5 primary · 35.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Iowa State
17.3
11.5 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 8.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
131
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.