Senior defensive back on Florida's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 196 lb · Bassfield, MS
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.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 83 nationally · Joined Southern Miss
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Florida's 2025 roster.
Micheal Caraway Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer and Billy Napier. The receipt: 3 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Billy Napier.
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 · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #441 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 37 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 21 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 52 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-0vs Long Island University | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-34@ Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-21vs Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Florida
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida · Last season: 4-8 (AP #13) · Talent rank #10 · 2026 recruiting class #17
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Wesley Walker’s 2024 season.
Matches Wesley on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon King's junior season at Georgia Tech (2022).
Matches Jaylon on
Player DNA
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