#40

Caleb Johnson

LB · Miami · Sr. · #40

Miami 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Caleb Johnson

LB · Miami · Sr · #40

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#5 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Jess Simpson
Miami
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jess Simpson → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UCLA8-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-heavy
2022Miami5-7HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Miami48264.01.5------
2021UCLA45280.00.031--
Career93544.01.531--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 20–14

at Virginia Tech

2 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jordan Brown’s 2022 season.

Jordan Brown

81%match

North Texas · 2022

#2

Jake Hansen

Illinois · 2021

79%
#3

Seyddrick Lakalaka

San Diego State · 2021

78%
#4

Tyler Grubbs

Louisiana Tech · 2022

78%
#5

Kyle Moretti

Central Michigan · 2021

78%

Matches Jordan on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Johnathan Butler's junior season at Middle Tennessee (2023).

Middle Tennessee · 2023

#2

Travion Brown

Washington State · 2022

86%
#3

Tyler Bird

App State · 2022

85%
#4

Tyler Grubbs

Louisiana Tech · 2022

All-AAC
84%
#5

Jacob Hollins

Temple · 2023

83%

Matches Johnathan on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600