Caeveon Patton: DL · Texas State · #88.
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Caeveon Patton
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Texas State. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UL Monroe — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas State | 51 | 21 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Texas State | 61 | 18 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2018 | Texas State | 40 | 16 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Texas State | 26 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 178 | 70 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-29vs Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Florida International | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-59@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-31vs South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-31vs Troy | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-28@ Georgia State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-45@ Louisiana | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-19vs UL Monroe | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 30-38vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-35@ Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 21 | 4.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksHurry rate
6%3 hurries51 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
46.9%
387 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
51 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #31 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas State, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Everett Withers → Jake Spavital. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
