Quarterback, Texas (from Gardner-Webb, Troy), 2022–25
Matthew Caldwell
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Auburn, AL
- Born
- May 23, 2003, in Auburn, Alabama
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Matthew Caldwell played quarterback at Gardner-Webb (2022–23), Troy (2024) and Texas (2025).
Career highs
304passing yards, career highat Arkansas State, 20244touchdown passes, career highat Louisiana, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highat Georgia Southern, 2024Team titles: Big South champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 33 | 55 | 60.0 | 374 | 6.8 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 101 | 177 | 57.1 | 940 | 5.3 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | Troy | 141 | 224 | 62.9 | 1,608 | 7.2 | 13 | 8 |
| 2025 | Texas | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 85 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 283 | 467 | 60.6 | 3,007 | 6.4 | 22 | 14 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 13 | 15 | 1.2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 23 | 77 | 3.3 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | Troy | 48 | 47 | 1.0 | 5 | 15 |
| 2025 | Texas | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 50 |
| Career | 86 | 203 | 2.4 | 8 | 50 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 18 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 18 | QB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Troy | 18 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Texas | 18 | QB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 212 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 63 | 0.29 | – | – | 18.4 | 14% | – | – |
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 98 | 0.27 | – | – | 26.6 | 44% | – | – |
| 2024 | Troy | 270 | 0.32 | 58th (n=238) | 0.30 | 87.4 | 42% | 0.33 | 0.15 |
| 2025 | Texas | 9 | 1.28 | – | – | 11.5 | – | – | – |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Texas 5 games, 85 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 38–7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 27–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 55–0 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 21–29 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 45–38 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – |
2024 Troy 10 games, 1,608 passing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | L 17–38 | 11 | 19 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 21–38 | 14 | 21 | 156 | 1 | 1 | −24 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 9–13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 17–38 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 9–25 | 17 | 30 | 142 | 1 | 2 | −5 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 31–34 | 22 | 33 | 304 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 38–24 | 9 | 16 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 28–20 | 26 | 32 | 288 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 30–51 | 26 | 42 | 230 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 52–20 | 14 | 26 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
2023 Gardner-Webb 5 games, 940 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 24–45 | 30 | 46 | 231 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 34–27 | 32 | 48 | 298 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 25–27 | 20 | 49 | 219 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 0–44 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 31–16 | 12 | 17 | 162 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
2022 Gardner-Webb 6 games, 374 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Limestone | W 56–21 | 12 | 15 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 14–45 | 9 | 19 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 7–28 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 48–0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 38–17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Dec 3 | at | L 14–54 | 7 | 15 | 103 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ |
| Weight | 213 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 s |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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