#97

Caleb Oppan

DE · Duke · So. · #97

Duke 2021 alumnus
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Caleb Oppan

DE · Duke · So · #97

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1140 national
CFB
College
Duke
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Duke3-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021

W 52–33

vs Kansas

1 TOT  ·  0 TFL

Edged out Kansas at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Garrett Nelson’s 2021 season.

Nebraska · 2021

#2

Cole Mashburn

Memphis · 2020

51%
#3

Spencer Trussell

Kansas State · 2021

51%
#4

Gary Wiley

SMU · 2020

46%
#5

Ochaun Mathis

TCU · 2021

All-Big 12NFL Rd 6
45%

Matches Garrett on

Height
TFL rate
Weight

Differs from Garrett on

Class year (lower)
Sack rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Nixon's sophomore season at UCF (2025).

Isaiah Nixon

85%match

UCF · 2025

#2

William Holmes

Utah State · 2025

83%
#3

Javae Gilmore

Marshall · 2025

82%
#4

Charlie Gray

Marshall · 2021

80%
#5

Michael Short

Virginia Tech · 2025

78%

Matches Isaiah on

Class year
Height
Sack rate