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SAF2026 Draft Prospect

Caleb Downs

Ohio St.

Measurables

5'11 5/8"

206 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Hybrid Star Nickel

Caleb Downs projects as a hybrid star nickel — a SAF from Ohio St. who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample — works off 5'11 5/8" · 206 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 256 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 6 INT · 10 PD across 3 seasons. Dominance score 52 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

52B-

Dominance score · multi-component

Cohort-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

62th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

43th

2023

Breakout

15%

43th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

62th

Plays/G · 0.44

Peaked early · trajectory flat/down since

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

N/A

Vertical Pop

No combine number on file — no vertical jump on file

B-

Frame

40th percentile · 5'11 5/8" · 206 lb

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.23
  1. #1

    Cody Grimm

    2010 R7 · #210 · Virginia Tech · 5-11/203lb · 4.55s 40

    88

    sim

  2. #2

    Amani Hooker

    2019 R4 · #116 · Iowa · 5-11/210lb · 4.48s 40

    82

    sim

  3. #3

    Darrell Stuckey

    2010 R4 · #110 · Kansas · 5-11/205lb · 4.46s 40

    81

    sim

Scheme fit

Modern positionless defense — star/nickel role covering slots + blitzing off the edge.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 40th percentile — 5'11 5/8".

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. SAF class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

i

Broad

No data

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

35

Athletic composite

35thBELOW AVG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Solid1× Replacement
30.38thREPLACEMENT
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Arm

vs. 229

9.561stSOLID
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Hand

vs. 229

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2023ALA10770373012110
2024OSU81483360.50270
2025OSU684523112200
Career25616393101.536180