Caleb Herring
South Carolina Gamecocks
92
Elite

Caleb Herring

South Carolina GamecocksContender
LDEDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Tennessee
Projected Starter

Is Caleb Herring starting?

Caleb Herring is the projected starter at LDE for South Carolina Gamecocks.

Caleb Herring is the projected starting LDE on a Contender South Carolina — 92 OVR.

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Depth at LDE · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 13992Caleb HerringStarter
  2. 22281Jaquavious Dodd
  3. 32779Drew Collins
  4. 41061George Wilson Jr.

What's Next

Who do they play next?See South Carolina Gamecocks's upcoming gamesWho's the backup?Jaquavious Dodd — No. 2 at LDE for South CarolinaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for South Carolina Gamecocks

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Riverdale, ranked #85 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 15 tackles, 6 TFL, 4 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 90th-percentile production nationally — good for a 92 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #85 NatlTeam Share6%Percentile90th
Newnan, GA
Jersey
#39
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
245 lbs
Transfer
Tennessee

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1564

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9611
National Rank
#85
High School
Riverdale
Hometown
Murfreesboro, TN

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 90th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 92. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 90% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 13% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WTOWTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-9

Sep 5WKENTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 57-0

Caleb Herring's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Edge Threat
15 tkl · 6 TFL · 4 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.