Caleb Weaver is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Duke.
Weaver plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: K.C. Keeler and Manny Diaz. The first one came in 2024: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against NC State — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
89 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duke | 89 | 42 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 97 | 69 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 42 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 228 | 137 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 11 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-17vs Elon | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-45vs No. 11 Illinois | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Tulane | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-33vs NC State | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-3@ Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-21@ California | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-27vs No. 12 Georgia Tech | 10 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 46-45@ Clemson | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37@ UConn | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34vs No. 20 Virginia | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-25@ North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-32vs Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 27-20vs No. 16 Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-39vs Arizona State | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 89 | 42 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
89tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFL89 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
53.3%
506 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
67.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
495 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
89 tackles in 14 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #60 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #4 of 25 ACC Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
A stat line in 38 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: K.C. Keeler and Manny Diaz.
