Caleb Nix
Caleb Nix
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 63 | 38 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Clemson | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 38 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 29–27
at Sam Houston
5 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 REC
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
- 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dave Herard’s 2025 season.
Matches Dave on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon McKinney's sophomore season at Utah (2021).
Matches Brandon on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #7653
Peaked at #7653 this season.
Background
AT CLEMSON: Was ACC Academic Honor Roll from 2022-24 and was on the All-ACC Academic Team in 2023...Graduated from Clemson with honors in three years... HIGH SCHOOL: Was All-State and All-Area player of the Year at Central playing for his father Patrick Nix...Was the 2021 Opelika-Auburn News Play...