Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 12 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
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Caleb Woodson
Senior linebacker for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Haymarket, VA · Battlefield
CFB Index 36 · #410 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Virginia Tech → Alabama for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
2 TFL · 2 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 12 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, at Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2023.
- Transferred from Virginia Tech to Alabama in 2026.
- Alabama names starting ILB (Aug 26) Reported
In Their Words
142 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“'It's the Top of the Top': Why Linebacker Caleb Woodson Transferred to Alabama submitted by /u/DoctorWhosOnFirst [link] [comments]”
reddit/rolltide · fan post, verbatim
Caleb Woodson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 12 tackles, 2 sacks against Kentucky — Week 2, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
202310 games
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Battlefield
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Alabama
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Alabama
2025Virginia Tech
2026Alabama
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceFading
Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
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
36 · #410 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #410 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama | 13 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 57 | 26 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 72 | 26 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 20 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 162 | 68 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
12 TOT · 4 SOLO · 2 SACKS
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Kentucky.
With K. Russell — 188 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 38.9 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · D. Hill — 104 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nahji Logan’s 2023 season.
88%match
Matches Nahji on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to James Kreutz's junior season at Illinois (2024).
Matches James on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Caleb Woodson
Background
NIL Opportunities Prior to Alabama The No. 49 linebacker according to 247Sports' Transfer Portal Rankings ... ranked as the No. 59 player at his position in the portal by On3. 2023-25 (Virginia Tech) Contributed in 35 games across three seasons at Virginia Tech ... amassed 152 career tackles, inc...
The linebacker corps · Alabama
- #7Caleb Woodson57 tackles · 2025
- Yhonzae Pierre52 tackles · 2025
- #9Desmond Umeozulu19 tackles · 2025
- #8Justin Hill10 tackles · 2025
- #23Cayden Jones8 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology