Kaieem Caesar: DT · Ohio · #50.
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Kaieem Caesar
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons at Ohio span two head coaches: Frank Solich and Tim Albin. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Kent State — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-46@ Penn State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-52vs Fordham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31@ Kent State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 55-34vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-14@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-18@ Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14vs Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17vs Toledo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-27vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 13 | 6.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
28%6 TFLSack rate
24%6 sacksHurry rate
13%3 hurries23 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
49.2%
464 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
67.4
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
492 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #17 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio, 81 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Solich → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
