Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Sam Houston | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Caldra Williford
Redshirt senior cornerback on Tulsa's 2026 roster.
5′9″ · 190 lb · St. Louis, MO · Lutheran North HS
Transferred Baylor → Tulsa for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1341 nationally · Signed with Murray State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Tulsa's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Murray State in 2022.
- Transferred from Baylor to Tulsa in 2026.
Caldra Williford
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Caldra Williford has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Oklahoma State — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Murray State3-star out of Lutheran North
20257 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tulsa
2025Baylor
2026Tulsa
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2026Tulsa2-0HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 24–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justin Birchette’s 2023 season.
83%match
Matches Justin on
PD rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Justin on
Tackle volume (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Smith Snowden's junior season at Utah (2025).
80%match
All-Big 12
Matches Smith on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Smith on
Tackle volume (lower)
Background
CAREER NOTES: Spent time at Baylor, Tennessee Tech and Murray State … Has appeared in 36 career games … Has tallied 101 career tackles … Has two career interceptions … Has 19 career pass breakups. PRIOR TO TULSA: Spent the 2025 season at Baylor prior to transferring to Tulsa … Spent the 2024 seas...
The secondary · Tulsa
- #1Zach Williams73 tackles · 2025
- #7Elijah Green59 tackles · 2025
- #2Devin Robinson50 tackles · 2025
- #5Ashton Williams35 tackles · 2025
- #16Caldra Williford16 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Tulsa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology