Usage Score
12.1
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
35.7
Consistency
34.1
Season Value
26.1
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
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.7 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: Oklahoma State
Win 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
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
35.7
Usage
12.1
Consistency
34.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0.5. Kansas State: 1. Iowa: 0. Arkansas State: 1. Arizona: 1. Cincinnati: 0.5. Colorado: 1. BYU: 1.5. Arizona State: 2. TCU: 1. Kansas: 0. Oklahoma State: 6
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. Unknown: 4 by 21.7. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 6 by 25. Arkansas State: 5 by 30.8. Arizona: 8 by 43.3. Cincinnati: 5 by 25.8. Colorado: 6 by 35. BYU: 4 by 31.7. Arizona State: 5 by 40.8. TCU: 8 by 43.3. Kansas: 6 by 25. Oklahoma State: 7 by 79.2
Split Comparison
Wins1.4 · n=7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=4 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · -1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.9 · n=6 · +1.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Oklahoma State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-13 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Kansas | W 38-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ TCU | W 20-17 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Arizona State | L 19-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs BYU | L 27-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Colorado | L 17-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 30-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Arizona | W 39-14 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Arkansas State | W 24-16 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Iowa | W 16-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | @ Kansas State | W 24-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 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.