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Caleb Downs' father, Gary, spent seven years in the NFL, so he knows a thing or two about what a good football player looks like. So, it speaks volumes when his father says Downs is blessed like few others. "It's like God just appointed him or anointed him with the ability to play football," Gary Downs told Fox Sports. "We saw it right away when he was six years old. He dominated then like he does now." Coming out of high school as an On3 Consensus five-star prospect, Downs earned All-America honors as a true freshman at Alabama before transferring to Ohio State ahead of his sophomore season. He racked up 107 tackles, two interceptions and forced one fumble in 2023. Downs is viewed as such an athletic weapon that he is open to playing both sides of the ball during the rest of his college career. "He can do it," Ohio State coach Ryan Day. " “We felt like in recruiting that I watched him play against Buford in a high school game, one of the best games I’ve ever seen. He was on both sides of the ball, he was returning kicks, he was running the ball, and I was like this guy can play running back at Ohio State. Like now.”

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It's a lofty comparison, but Caleb Downs reminds us of Eric Berry - one of the best safety prospects of the internet recruiting era. Downs is an instinctive, very well-rounded safety prospect who makes plays all over the field, lining up on both sides of the ball. He has smooth cover skills, innate instincts and is a physical, fundamentally sound tackler in space. Berry was a dynamic quarterback at the high school level and had more verified athleticism with top track times at the same stage. The sizes are similar at around 5-foot-11.5, 195 pounds. Berry was longer with outstanding length (33.25-inch arms). Similar to Berry, Downs is a safe prospect with an extremely high floor to go with the considerable ceiling. 

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Extremely well-rounded safety who has been one of the top prospects in Georgia regardless of class for much of his high school career. Arguably the top high school football player in the nation as a senior. Shows a complete skill set as a cover safety. Has the range to cover hash to boundary with ease. Also is fluid and natural in man coverage. Outstanding ball production with 19 interceptions over his high school career. Instinctual both in coverage and as a cover down defender. Identifies run plays and underneath passes very quickly. An active tackler and highly instinctual, physical run defender. Shows of his athleticism on offense where he sees snaps at multiple skill positions, including quarterback. Employed as a short-yardage runner as a senior, accounting for 25 touchdowns. Has starred while playing against top competition in the Peach State and led his team to a state title in the highest classification as a senior. Comes from strong bloodlines with a father who was an NFL Draft pick and brother who is one of the better receivers in college football. 

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Year	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACKS	TFL	FF	INT
2025	OHST	14	68	46	22	2	1	5	2	2
2024	OHST	16	81	49	32	2	0.5	7	0	2
2023	BAMA	14	107	71	36	2	0	3	1	2
Career		44	256	166	90	6	1.5	15	3	6

Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACKS	TFL	FF	INT
Dec 31	MIA	L 14-24	8	5	3	0	0	0	2	0
Dec 6	IND	L 10-13	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 29	MICH	W 27-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 22	RU	W 42-9	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	0
Nov 15	UCLA	W 48-10	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
Nov 8	PUR	W 34-10	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 1	PSU	W 38-14	5	1	4	1	0	1	0	1
Oct 18	WIS	W 34-0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 11	ILL	W 34-16	9	7	2	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 4	MINN	W 42-3	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 27	WASH	W 24-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 13	OHIO	W 37-9	6	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
Sep 6	GSTU	W 70-0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
Aug 30	TEX	W 14-7	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0

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