UCLA · L 10-28
No tackles.
Toledo · L 16-41
No tackles.
Washington State · W 26-20
3 tackles
The other 6 games average 2 tackles. This one was 0 above.
Ricks has tackles in 7 of San Diego State’s 9 games: none against UCLA and Toledo.
Caleb Ricks
One game to point at: 6 tackles against Oregon State — Week 6, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
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 | San Diego State | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Career | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 pass breakups, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-26vs James Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Texas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-66@ Oregon State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-56@ Colorado State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20vs Washington State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Oct. 31 · W 26-20 vs Washington State, play by play
3 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-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.
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 6 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How San Diego State’s defense played that day
Washington State’s 8 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 7. His pbu came with San Diego State up 6.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
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. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
33%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this season18 tackles · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.5%
236 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
64.7
9 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #185 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
