Jeff Caldwell

#9 · WR · Sr. · Cincinnati6′5″ · 215 lb · Louisville, KY

Jeff Caldwell is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Cincinnati.

Caldwell wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Transferred to Cincinnati from Lindenwood. On tape: 109 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Bowling Green, Week 2, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Da'Quan FeltonVirginia Tech · 2023 · 81% season match
Christian FitzpatrickMarshall · 2024 · 80% season match
Tykee Ogle-KelloggUTSA · 2023 · 80% season match
Isaiah NeyorNebraska · 2024 · 79% season match
Noah ThomasTexas A&M · 2024 · 74% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Cincinnati	32	478	14.9	6	40
Career		32	478	14.9	6	40

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-20vs Nebraska	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 2	W 34-20vs Bowling Green	5	109	21.8	1	39	Season-high 109 yds
Wk 3	W 70-0vs Northwestern State	3	58	19.3	0	28
Wk 5	W 37-34@ Kansas	3	27	9.0	0	15
Wk 6	W 38-30vs No. 14 Iowa State	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 7	W 20-11vs UCF	3	58	19.3	2	40	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 49-17@ Oklahoma State	3	54	18.0	0	38
Wk 9	W 41-20vs Baylor	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 10	L 14-45@ No. 24 Utah	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 12	L 24-30vs Arizona	5	68	13.6	1	33
Wk 13	L 14-26vs No. 11 BYU	2	20	10.0	1	19
Wk 14	L 23-45@ TCU	4	42	10.5	1	16
Total		32	478	14.9	6	40

Signature game

Week 12 · 2025

L 24-30

vs Arizona

5 rec · 68 yds · 1 TD

With B. Sorsby — 154 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 70.5 · 30 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · M. Fletcher — 52.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 16 · Q4 · EPA +4.35Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 38 yds to the OKST 29 for a
Week 7 · UCF · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +4.28Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 40 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Week 13 · BYU · 3rd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +3.70Sorsby to Caldwell: a 19-yard touchdown pass.
Week 12 · Arizona · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +3.53Sorsby to Caldwell: a 33-yard pass.
Week 2 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.49Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 39 yds to the BGSU 25 for a
Week 3 · Northwestern State · 1st and 20 · Q2 · EPA +3.29Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 28 yds to the NWST 34 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 9 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Week 12 · Arizona · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Sorsby to Caldwell: a 7-yard touchdown pass.
Week 14 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Sorsby to Caldwell: a 14-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 20 yds to the BGSU 32 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

32 rec · 478 yds · 6 TD

31 of 32 receptions matched to play-by-play

23 of 57 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

5717% of team targets

Catch rate

54%31 of 57 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

48% of targets (11)

73%catch rate

Air 4.4 · YAC 3.9 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

30% of targets (7)

43%catch rate

Air 13.4 · YAC 1.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

22% of targets (5)

20%catch rate

Air 28.4 · YAC 3.0 avg

54% catch rate on 57 targets · 17% of the team's targets · 20% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

20%11 of his 55 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 50 (#231 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

50Rotational starter #231 of 485 · 2025?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Strength: td rate (85th percentile). Concern: catch rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#110 / 798 · 86th pct

15.1

TD rate#120 / 798 · 85th pct

5.5%

Explosive rate#186 / 798 · 77th pct

14.5%

EPA / target#256 / 798 · 68th pct

0.53

Catch rate#740 / 798 · 7th pct

52.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct

Yards / catch#138 / 558 · 75th pct

14.9

Rec yards#240 / 558 · 57th pct

478

Receptions#255 / 558 · 53rd pct

Long catch#378 / 558 · 31st pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.9	48.4	15.7	0.7
Road4g	2.8	33.5	12.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	46.3	15.9	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	33.3	11.3	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

Pass share

47.8%

363 pass / 396 run

Plays / game

58.4

13 games

Team sack rate

1.9%

360 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

32 catches in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

50 · #231 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #28 of 55 Big 12 WRs

How the All-Big 12 base rate is computed

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%).