Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-15vs Towson | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-38@ Florida Atlantic | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#58
Coleman Cauley
Senior linebacker for Navy. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 227 lb · Macon, GA
CFB Index 61 · #194 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Navy 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 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, vs Towson
His career numbers, season by seasonColeman Cauley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent three seasons in the Navy linebacker corps. His first career honor landed in 2025: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 2, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Navy
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Navy
Played his entire career under Brian Newberry.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Brian Newberry — 22-6 over that span.
2024Navy10-3HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Navy11-2HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy
2026Navy1-1HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
61 · #194 of 583 LBs
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #22 of 61 American Athletic LBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–15
vs Towson
5 TOT · 4 SOLO
Dominant 27-point win at home against Towson.
With B. Woodson — 21 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 200 rush yds (23 car) · 3 TD · J. Carlson — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 43 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Navy
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Navy
Returning around him
- 2 Navy players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (0 in / 3 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Navy · Last season: 11-2 (AP #22) · Talent rank #138 · 2026 recruiting class #137
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jerry Roberts’s 2022 season.
Matches Jerry on
PD rate
Height
Solo tackle rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Da'Shon Ross's sophomore season at Massachusetts (2021).
88%match
Matches Da'Shon on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Coleman Cauley
The linebacker corps · Navy
- #56MarcAnthony Parker97 tackles · 2025
- #58Coleman Cauley78 tackles · 2025
- #39Job Grant33 tackles · 2025
- #1Seth English13 tackles · 2025
- #53Marcus Bleazard11 tackles · 2025
41 more on the roster · Navy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology