Josh Caldwell: DB · UTEP · #22.
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Josh Caldwell
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fourth year in the UTEP secondary. On tape: 6 tackles against UAB, Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-3@ New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-28vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-21vs Old Dominion | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 26-13@ Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-3vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-28@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-44vs No. 16 UTSA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-28vs Rice | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-42@ UAB | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL34 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 12-33 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
43.9%
365 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
340 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at UTEP, 116 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price, and Dana Dimel. Multi-era developmental context.
