Caleb Wilson

TE · UCLA 2018 · #81

Last confirmed: UCLA, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · 235 lb · Gardena, CA · Montgomery Bell Academy

Caleb Wilson: TE · UCLA · #81.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Gerald EverettSouth Alabama · 2016 · 68% season match
Hunter HenryArkansas · 2015 · 63% season match
Irv Smith Jr.Alabama · 2018 · 60% season match
Clive WalfordMiami · 2014 · 60% season match
Joshua PerkinsWashington · 2015 · 58% season match

Caleb Wilson

TE · UCLA · Jr · #81

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Caleb Wilson has been at UCLA through two head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 184 receiving yards and 9 receptions against Stanford — Week 13, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

UCLA in the news

UCLA QB Nico Lamaleava out for seasonYahoo Sports Oct 17
Nico Iamaleava out for seasonOct 12
Big Ten admits officiating errorSports Illustrated Oct 11

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	UCLA	60	965	16.1	4
2017	UCLA	38	490	12.9	1
2016	UCLA	16	220	13.8	0
Career		114	1,675	14.7	5

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-26vs Cincinnati	4	36	9.0	0	16
Wk 2	L 21-49@ No. 6 Oklahoma	4	92	23.0	0	65
Wk 5	L 16-38@ Colorado	2	13	6.5	0	9
Wk 6	L 24-31vs No. 10 Washington	8	102	12.8	1	29
Wk 7	W 37-7@ California	5	92	18.4	0	46
Wk 8	W 31-30vs Arizona	6	82	13.7	0	20
Wk 9	L 10-41vs No. 23 Utah	5	62	12.4	0	27
Wk 10	L 21-42@ Oregon	2	75	37.5	1	63
Wk 11	L 28-31@ Arizona State	11	164	14.9	2	33	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 34-27vs USC	4	63	15.8	0	29
Wk 13	L 42-49vs Stanford	9	184	20.4	0	66	Season-high 184 yds
Total		60	965	16.1	4	66

Signature game

Week 11 · 2018

L 28-31

at Arizona State

11 rec · 164 yds · 2 TD

With W. Speight — 335 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · S. Flintoft — 50 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Oregon · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +5.77Dorian Thompson-Robinson pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 63 yds for a TD (JJ Molson KICK)
Week 2 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 16 · Q1 · EPA +4.71Dorian Thompson-Robinson pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 65 yds to the Okla 21 for a
Week 13 · Stanford · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.46Wilton Speight pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 66 yds to the Stanf 19 for a
Week 12 · USC · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.60Wilton Speight pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 29 yds to the USC 44 for a
Week 11 · Arizona State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.48Wilton Speight pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 32 yds to the ARIZONAST 48 for a ARIZONA ST Penalty, personal foul (Merlin Robertson) to the ArzSt 33 for a
Week 13 · Stanford · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.25Wilton Speight pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 24 yds to the Stanf 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.17Dorian Thompson-Robinson pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 28 yds to the Okla 47 for a
Week 6 · Washington · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.12Dorian Thompson-Robinson pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 29 yds to the Wash 21 for a
Week 6 · Washington · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.01Dorian Thompson-Robinson pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 9 yds for a TD, (JJ Molson KICK)
Week 11 · Arizona State · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Wilton Speight pass complete to Caleb Wilson for 33 yds for a TD (JJ Molson KICK)

Teams and coaches

2016UCLA4-8HC: Jim Mora · Pass-leaning

2017UCLA6-7HC: Jim Mora · Pass-leaning

2018UCLA3-9HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (91st percentile). Strength: yards / catch (87th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#66 / 702 · 91st pct

0.89

Yards / catch#89 / 702 · 87th pct

16.6

Explosive rate#162 / 702 · 77th pct

16.9%

Catch rate#342 / 702 · 51st pct

68.7%

TD rate#368 / 702 · 48th pct

4.8%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec yards#1 / 109 · 100th pct

965

Receptions#1 / 109 · 100th pct

Long catch#10 / 109 · 91st pct

Yards / catch#11 / 109 · 89th pct

16.1

Rec TDs#20 / 109 · 79th pct

Rush yards#6 / 18 · 61st pct

Rush TDs#4 / 18 · 42nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

67th → 91st percentile

Explosive rate

78th → 77th percentile

Catch rate

85th → 51st percentile

TD rate

24th → 48th percentile

Yards / catch

55th → 87th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.0	88.2	14.0	0.2
Road5g	4.8	87.2	20.1	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.6	67.0	13.9	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	6.2	105	19.1	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Chip Kelly

Pass share

46.1%

367 pass / 429 run

Plays / game

66.3

12 games

Team sack rate

7.1%

439 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

60 catches and 1 carry in 11 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Caleb Wilson

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

UCLA in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons, two schools, drafted

His moves

2016 8 games

2019