- TKL
- 149
- INT
- 4
- PD
- 7
Career totals · 2 seasons with stats
Scouting Report
Downs won the Jim Thorpe Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy in 2025. Downs also finished 9th in Heisman voting in 2025.
Downs was a unanimous All-American in 2024 and 2025 and a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (2024 and 2025). Downs was also named Big Ten Conference Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year in 2025.
From 2024 to 2025, Downs recorded 149 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 4 interceptions.
Downs was the No. 11 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
In 17-0 that career earns a 91 overall, the 2nd-highest safety rating at Ohio State since 1990 and No. 1 among all safeties of the 2025-Present era.
Honors & Awards
- 2024
- Unanimous All-American
- First-team all-conference
- 2025
- 9th in Heisman Trophy voting
- Jim Thorpe Award
- Lott IMPACT Trophy
- Unanimous All-American
- Big Ten Conference Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year
- First-team all-conference
- 2026
- No. 11 overall pick, NFL Draft
Season by Season
| Season | Tkl | TFL | PD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81 | 7.5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 149 | 12.5 | 7 | 4 |
Seasons with tracked stats at Ohio State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).
Rating by Era
- 2020-2024 eraS91
- 2025-Present eraS91
Ohio State Teammates
Top Safeties of the 2025-Present Era
Sources: Wikipedia (Caleb Downs) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.