Senior defensive lineman on Louisiana Tech's 2025 roster.
6′5″ · 265 lb · Mansfield, TX
The numbers
sacks · 2025
2 TFL · 11 tackles
Best game: 1 TFL, 1 tackles, at Washington State
His career numbers, season by seasonCaleb Sims
Wins his gap play after play. One game to point at: 3 tackles against LSU — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (1st percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 24–0
vs SE Louisiana
0 TFL · 1 TOT
Dominant 24-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
With J. Hoyet Chance — 48 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 59 LONG · T. Kukuk — 130 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.2 · 48 rush yds (16 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-0vs SE Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-23@ LSU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14vs New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-20vs Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-28@ Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-28vs Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-30@ Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #99
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nickolas Figueroa’s 2021 season.
Matches Nickolas on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to John Hines's sophomore season at Troy (2021).
Matches John on