#97

Caleb Tremblay

Senior defensive lineman for Tennessee. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.

DL · Tennessee · Sr. · #97

6′5″ · 270 lb · Napa, CA

CFB Index 16 · #338 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceTennessee 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 12 nationally · Joined USC

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Tennessee. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2018.
Transferred from USC to Tennessee in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tennessee, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with USC4-star out of American River C.C.

20219 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#12 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2020

Jeremy Pruitt

Tennessee

2021

Josh Heupel

Tennessee

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018USC5-7HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2019USC8-5HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

2020USC5-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2021Tennessee7-6HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

16Below cohort / limited sample #338 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (9th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Tackles for loss#688 / 2743 · 73rd pct

4.5

Sacks#704 / 2743 · 72nd pct

1.5

Tackles#2078 / 2743 · 23rd pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Solo tackles#2441 / 2743 · 9th 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

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.7	0.4	0.1	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 1-76g	1.7	0.5	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Josh Heupel

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

16 · #338 of 370 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #338 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Tennessee	18	6	4.5	1.5	--	--	--
2020	USC	3	--	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2019	USC	16	10	3.0	2.0	--	--	--
2018	USC	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		39	17	8.0	3.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2021

W 45–42

at Kentucky

1 QB HUR · 2 TOT

Edged out Kentucky on the road in a shootout.

With H. Hooker — 316 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.6 · 41 rush yds (11 car) · V. Jones Jr. — 5 rec · 100 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 38-6vs Bowling Green	2	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 34-41vs Pittsburgh	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 56-0vs Tennessee Tech	1	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 14-38@ Florida	2	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 62-24@ Missouri	1	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 26-31vs Ole Miss	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 10	W 45-42@ Kentucky	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 17-41vs Georgia	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 60-14vs South Alabama	2	0	0.5	0.5	—
Total		15	4	3.5	0.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology