#15

Caleb Spann

Senior defensive back for Central Michigan. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

DB · Central Michigan · Sr. · #15

6′0″ · 195 lb · New Orleans, LA

CFB Index 49 · #280 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Central Michigan for 2026

How he plays

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

Passes defended: 86th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

4 PBU · 54 tackles · 0.5 TFL

Best game: 2 PBU, 6 tackles, at Michigan

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Central Michigan. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2021.
1 interception in 2022. Then 1 in 2025.

His career, year by year

Caleb Spann

DB · Central Michigan · Sr · #15

Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Caleb Spann has played for two head coaches in five seasons at Central Michigan. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Eastern Michigan, Week 5, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Central Michigan9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2024Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

49Rotational starter #280 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Strength: tackles (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Tackles#500 / 2975 · 83rd pct

Solo tackles#649 / 2975 · 77th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Tackles for loss#2332 / 2975 · 18th pct

0.5

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 · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.8	0.1	0.0	0.4
Road8g	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.0	0.1	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

49 · #280 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #280 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #18 of 40 Mid-American DBs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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	Central Michigan	54	27	0.5	0.0	4	1	--
2024	Central Michigan	61	40	4.0	1.5	5	--	--
2023	Central Michigan	41	26	1.0	0.0	2	--	--
2022	Central Michigan	20	15	2.0	0.0	4	1	1
2021	Central Michigan	3	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		179	109	7.5	1.5	15	2	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 49–10

vs Wagner

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 NO

Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.

With J. Labas — 241 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.5 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · N. Biggins — 15 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 16-14@ San José State	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 17-45@ Pittsburgh	5	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 3-63@ Michigan	6	4	0.0	—	2
Wk 4	W 49-10vs Wagner	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan	7	3	0.5	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 6	L 22-28@ Akron	6	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 8	W 27-6@ Bowling Green	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 38-13vs Massachusetts	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	L 21-24@ Western Michigan	5	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 38-19vs Buffalo	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 28-16@ Kent State	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 3-21vs Toledo	2	1	0.0	—	1
Bowl	L 7-34@ Northwestern	6	6	0.0	—	0
Total		54	27	0.5	1	4