Pittsburgh · L 11-34
5 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Cayman Spaulding
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Transferred to Georgia Tech from Tennessee Tech. On tape: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Virginia Tech, Week 7, 2026.
34 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 34 | 21 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 41 | 24 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Career | 75 | 45 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 18 Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Stanford | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 27-49vs Boston College | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 11-34@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 21 | 7.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 11-34 at Pittsburgh, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Georgia Tech’s defense played that day
Pittsburgh’s 15 drives: 9 stopped (3 takeaways) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 3.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Third quarter, down 24-10.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
21%7 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
3%1 pass breakups34 tackles · 7 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Brent Key — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #269 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #35 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
