Junior linebacker for South Alabama. 2025: 9 tackles.
6′1″ · 234 lb · Elba, AL
The story
3 linebacker for South Alabama. 2025: 9 tackles.
Chrystyile Caldwell
Chrystyile Caldwell has been at South Alabama through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Tulane, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kane Wommack → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Alabama | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 31-33vs Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-38vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-36@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-15vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 26-49@ Texas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
South Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · South Alabama
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Alabama · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #77
17 more on the roster · South Alabama team page