#45

Caleb Kibodi

Senior linebacker for Louisiana. 2025: 24 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Louisiana · Sr. · #45

6′1″ · 227 lb · Baton Rouge, LA

CFB Index 21 · #522 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Louisiana for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 8 pm ETvs UABCajun FieldLouisiana by 7.5

The numbers

tackles · 2025

1 TFL · 1 sacks

Best game: 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs McNeese

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Louisiana. 2025: 24 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Sacks: 63rd percentile.

The full scouting read

Caleb Kibodi

LB · Louisiana · Sr · #45

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the Louisiana linebacker corps. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 4, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 28-25 over that span.

2022Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Balanced

2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

21Below cohort / limited sample #522 of 583?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Tackles#1737 / 2975 · 40th pct

Solo tackles#1735 / 2975 · 40th pct

Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

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

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

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.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

21 · #522 of 583 LBs

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #55 of 63 Sun Belt LBs

How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Louisiana	24	12	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2024	Louisiana	15	8	1.0	0.0	1	1	--
2023	Louisiana	21	16	2.0	0.0	--	--	--
2022	Louisiana	5	3	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		65	39	4.0	1.0	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 34–10

vs McNeese

2 SOLO · 4 TOT · 1 TFL

Dominant 24-point win at home against McNeese.

With B. Davis — 132 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD · R. Williams — 2 rec · 18 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 12-14vs Rice	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 34-10vs McNeese	4	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	L 10-52@ Missouri	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 31-34@ Eastern Michigan	5	0	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 5	W 54-51vs Marshall	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 23-35@ Troy	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 31-22@ South Alabama	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 42-39vs Texas State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 34-30@ Arkansas State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	L 13-20@ Delaware	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		24	12	1.0	1.0	—