Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Caleb Flagg
Senior defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Houston, TX · North Shore
CFB Index 12 · #524 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Missouri → UCF for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
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S recruit
Signed with Houston Christian
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Houston Christian in 2022.
- Transferred from Missouri to UCF in 2026.
Caleb Flagg
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Caleb Flagg has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Georgia State — Week 3, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Houston Christianout of North Shore
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCF
2025Missouri
2026UCF
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026UCF2-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
41.2%
70 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
56.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
78 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
12 · #524 of 537 safeties
Unranked recruit. Now #524 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Taylor’s 2023 season.
Matches Isaiah on
PD rate
Class year
Tackle volume
Differs from Isaiah on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Lyles's junior season at Western Michigan (2025).
95%match
Matches Jaden on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Caleb Flagg
The secondary · UCF
- #8Demari Henderson61 tackles · 2025
- #7Antoine Jackson39 tackles · 2025
- #1Jayden Bellamy27 tackles · 2025
- #4Braeden Marshall22 tackles · 2025
- #18Caleb Flagg4 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology