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Caleb Douglas

WR · Texas Tech · Sr · #5

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

830 REC YDS · 53 REC · 7 REC TD

2026 NFL DRAFTDrafted by Miami — Rd 3, Pick 11, #75 overall

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Miami2026 NFL rookie season

#75Rd 3 · Pick 11
Miami2026 NFL rookie season

WR · TEXAS TECH · BIG 12

Caleb Douglas

  • 4
  • #5
  • 6-4 | 210 lb
  • Missouri City, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

85

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 90th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#2734

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
1752022
1332023
8302025

+374%

Up 374% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#464 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 &middot; #75
Miami &middot; 2026

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey5
Measurements6-4 | 210 lb
HometownMissouri City, TX
Primary teamTexas Tech

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 464 recruit
Composite rating 0.8859 HighSchool
Signed with Florida 2022
Origin Hightower Missouri City, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 3-star | 0.8859 No. 464 recruit | HighSchool | Florida

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Texas Tech 2024
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 6, 2023
Season Move Context
2024 Florida -> Texas Tech 3-star | 0.8800 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#2734Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#2624Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (830).

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Florida

Composite

0.8859

#464 national

NFL Draft

2026 · Rd 3, Pick 11

#75 overall · Miami

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Caleb Douglas

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Caleb Douglas

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

15.7

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #77 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 86th

Why it matters

#77 of 531 All FBS WRs at 15.7 yards per reception (53 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 15.7 (86th)

HIGH · n=53 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#56 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#36 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 14 at West Virginia — 127 ypr

Result W 49-0

The week the volume broke through — put up 127 yds at West Virginia.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

final
Through 13g
830Rec yards
53Receptions
7Rec TDs
Per game
63.8Rec yards
4Receptions
1Rec TDs
Final
830Rec yards
53Receptions
7Rec TDs

✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 830.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Caleb Douglas's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Texas Tech, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #2734 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 8.8% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 53 7 rec TD | #101/1110 (91st pct)
Receiving yards 830 15.7 per catch | #59/1107 (95th pct)
Scrimmage yards 830 Total offensive yardage | #59/1107 (95th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet | Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnetBig-play receiver

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
53 91st
YDS
830 95th
YPR
15.7 80th
TD
7 97th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 67-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff34414.7019
Wk 2W 62-14vs Kent State23718.5029
Wk 3W 45-14vs Oregon State16161.0161
Wk 4W 34-10@ Utah46817.0033
Wk 6W 35-11@ Houston711416.3033
Wk 7W 42-17vs Kansas6559.2026
Wk 8L 22-26@ Arizona State4194.807
Wk 9W 42-0vs Oklahoma State59819.6142
Wk 10W 43-20@ Kansas State88210.32262 TD catches
Wk 11W 29-7vs BYU2126.019
Wk 12W 48-9vs UCF59018.0032
Wk 14W 49-0@ West Virginia512725.4250Season-high 127 yds
Wk 15W 34-7vs BYU12323.0023
Total5383018.8761
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Texas Tech5383015.77--
2023Florida1113312.11--
2022Florida1017517.52--
Career3 loaded seasons741,13815.410--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Usage 8.8% 18.5% pass-game share | #120/1137 (90th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 7 Across offense and returns | #37/1111 (97th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 53 #101/1110 91st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 830 #59/1107 95th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 7 #37/1111 97th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 15.7 #221/1106 80th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 18.5% #120/1137 90th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 61 #167/1105 85th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 11.8% #140/1137 88th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 11.7% #144/1137 87th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 9.4% #142/1137 88th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 8.8% #156/1137 86th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 7.4% #187/1137 84th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 7.0% #239/1137 79th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.0% #391/1137 66th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home8g3.152.521.20.4
Road5g5.682.014.80.8

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins12g4.167.619.90.6
Losses1g4.019.04.80.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g3.863.222.80.2
Weeks 8+7g4.364.415.30.9

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

85All-Conference
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (91st). Strength: rec yards (89th).

Rec TDs#37 / 558 · 92nd pct
7rece
Rec yards#59 / 558 · 90th pct
830rece
Yards / catch#101 / 558 · 82nd pct
15.7rece
Receptions#101 / 558 · 81st pct
53rece
Long catch#149 / 558 · 73rd pct
61rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 5 metrics
Caleb DouglasTexas TechChris Brazzell IITennessee· 92% simAnthony SmithEast Carolina· 91% simAmare ThomasHouston· 91% sim
Rec TDs
92
Douglas
97
II
92
Smith
99
Thomas
Rec yards
90
Douglas
97
II
98
Smith
95
Thomas
Yards / catch
82
Douglas
87
II
87
Smith
70
Thomas
Receptions
81
Douglas
91
II
93
Smith
95
Thomas
Long catch
73
Douglas
86
II
86
Smith
77
Thomas

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Corey Gammage’s 2022 season.

Corey Gammage

86%match

Marshall · 2022

#2

Chase Roberts

BYU · 2023

84%
#3

Chase Roberts

BYU · 2025

84%
#4

Alex Perry

Florida International · 2025

78%
#5

Ja'Cory Thomas

Old Dominion · 2025

78%

Matches Corey on

Height
Yards / reception
TD rate

Differs from Corey on

Class year (higher)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jacob Harris’s path through UCF.

Jacob Harris

100%match

UCF · 2020

#2

Lujuan Winningham

Central Arkansas · 2021

99%
#3

Jalen Kelsey

Campbell · 2022

97%
#4

Kyndon Fuselier

Lamar · 2025

94%
#5

Jahdae Walker

Texas A&M · 2024

93%

Matches Jacob on

Yards per reception

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Roberts's senior season at BYU (2025).

Chase Roberts

88%match

BYU · 2025

#2

Dane Key

Nebraska · 2025

73%
#3

Reginald Virgil

Texas Tech · 2025

70%
#4

Troy Omeire

UNLV · 2025

70%
#5

Alex Perry

Florida International · 2025

69%

Matches Chase on

Yards / reception
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Joey McGuire

Pass share

47.6%

484 pass / 532 run

Plays / game

72.6

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.5%

336 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech
2023
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech
2025
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech

Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownMissouri City, TX
Height6'4"
Weight210 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey5

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Texas Tech WR4 #2734 #2624 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big 12
2023 Florida WR4 #1985 #2258 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | SEC
2022 Florida WR4 #1208 #1434 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Texas Tech Big 12 WR 4 No. 5 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Missouri City, TX
2024 Texas Tech Big 12 WR 4 No. 5 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Missouri City, TX
2023 Florida SEC WR 4 No. 5 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Missouri City, TX
2022 Florida SEC WR 4 No. 5 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Missouri City, TX