Tight end, UCLA (from USC), 2015–⁠18

Caleb Wilson

Number
No. 81
Height
6′4″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Gardena, CA
Born
Jul 15, 1996

Caleb Wilson played tight end at USC (2015) and UCLA (2016–⁠18). The Arizona Cardinals took Wilson in round 7, No. 254 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
965
Receiving yards, 2018 (UCLA, 3–⁠9)
Drafted
No. 254
Round 7, 2019 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals)

Career highs

15catches, career highvs. Texas A&M, 2017208receiving yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highat Arizona State, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016UCLA1622013.8035
2017UCLA3849012.9131
2018UCLA6096516.1466
Career1141,67514.7566

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015USC81TERS
2016UCLA81TEFr.
2017UCLA81TESo.
2018UCLA81TEJr.6′4″235

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016UCLA181.13––20.2–
2017UCLA480.6267th (n=507)0.5229.912%
2018UCLA840.8892nd (n=497)0.5373.711%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 UCLA 11 games, 60 catches, 965 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠26436016–
Sep 8atOklahomaL 21–⁠49492065–
Sep 28atColoradoL 16–⁠3821309–
Oct 6vs.WashingtonL 24–⁠318102129–
Oct 13atCaliforniaW 37–⁠7592046–
Oct 20vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠30682020–
Oct 26vs.UtahL 10–⁠415620274
Nov 3atOregonL 21–⁠42275163–
Nov 10atArizona StateL 28–⁠3111164233–
Nov 17vs.USCW 34–⁠27463029–
Nov 24vs.StanfordL 42–⁠499184066–
2017 UCLA 5 games, 38 catches, 490 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠4415208026–
Sep 9vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠23331116–
Sep 16atMemphisL 45–⁠48341022–
Sep 23atStanfordL 34–⁠5811145031–
Sep 30vs.ColoradoW 27–⁠23665021–
2016 UCLA 8 games, 16 catches, 220 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atTexas A&ML 24–⁠31117017–
Sep 17atBYUW 17–⁠141505–
Sep 24vs.StanfordL 13–⁠22129029–
Oct 1vs.ArizonaW 45–⁠24112012–
Oct 22vs.UtahL 45–⁠5221109–
Nov 12vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠24325015–
Nov 19vs.USCL 14–⁠36438011–
Nov 26atCaliforniaL 10–⁠36383035–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠24).

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′4¼″
Weight240 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump29″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Philadelphia Eagles1000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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