6′1″ · Hilliard, OH · Hilliard Darby
Caleb Day: DB · Illinois · #7.
Caleb Day
Caleb Day has been at Illinois through two head coaches in two seasons. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Purdue — Week 6, 2016.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-3vs Murray State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 2 | L 23-48vs North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-34vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2016
W 52-3
vs Murray State
1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 49-point win at home against Murray State.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Pass share
50.8%
358 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
58.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
387 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Illinois, 3 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Beckman, Bill Cubit, and Lovie Smith. Multi-era developmental context.
