Caine Savage: DB · Nevada · #1.
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Caine Savage
Erases the deep middle of the field. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Kyle Whittingham, Ken Wilson and Jeff Choate. One game to point at: 6 tackles against UNLV — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-29vs SMU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-26@ Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-27@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-16vs Eastern Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-34@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ No. 12 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-38@ No. 21 UNLV | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 22 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL22 tackles · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #288 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Utah and Nevada, 57 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kyle Whittingham, Ken Wilson and Jeff Choate.
