Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-24@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-44vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Caleb Brown
Senior cornerback on Hawai'i's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 170 lb · Anniston, AL
CFB Index 37 · #223 of 327 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Virginia Tech → Hawai'i for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 211 nationally · Joined Hawai'i
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Hawai'i's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Hawai'i in 2023.
- Transferred from Virginia Tech to Hawai'i in 2026.
Caleb Brown
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20239 games
- Signed with Hawai'i3-star out of Butler C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023–2025
Hawai'i
Played his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Hawai'i
2025Virginia Tech
2026Hawai'i
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Hawai'i5-8HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy
2024Hawai'i5-7HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
63.7%
142 pass / 81 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
37 · #223 of 327 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #223 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Hawai'i | 24 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Hawai'i | 17 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 33 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 15 | -- | -- |
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 2024 production profile sits closest to Jamar Richardson’s 2022 season.
68%match
Matches Jamar on
PD rate
Class year
Height
Differs from Jamar on
Weight (lower)
Tackle volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Javon Mcintyre's sophomore season at Pittsburgh (2022).
83%match
Matches Javon on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Javon on
Tackle volume (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Caleb Brown
The secondary · Hawai'i
- #4Elijah Palmer51 tackles · 2025
- #25Matagi Thompson16 tackles · 2025
- #21Makana Meyer10 tackles · 2025
- #2Kona Moore9 tackles · 2025
- #1Caleb Brown2 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Hawai'i team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology