Ohio · L 20-24
No tackles.
Dobbs has tackles in 8 of Eastern Michigan’s 9 games: none against Ohio.
Caleb Dobbs
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two seasons in the Eastern Michigan secondary to date. On tape: 4 tackles against Sacramento State, Week 1, 2026.
15 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 28 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Sacramento State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-54@ Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-3vs Lindenwood | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14@ Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-23@ Akron | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34vs Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
2 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 3 ended Massachusetts’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Third quarter, up 21-7. Ended Massachusetts’s drive (int).
Broke up a pass on 4th and 3. Third quarter, up 28-7. Ended Massachusetts’s drive (downs).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 interception, 3 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week. His interception ended San José State’s drive (int).
Intercepted. Second quarter, tied 0-0. Ended San José State’s drive (int).
4 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
47%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL15 tackles · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 8-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
55.8%
333 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
66.3
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #30 at the position.
The No. 2,135 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mid-American as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Creighton.
