Clarence Leslie "Trey" Caldwell III (born December 4, 1993) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Louisiana–Monroe and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
![]() Caldwell with the Cleveland Browns in 2016 | |
No. 31, 39 | |
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Position: | Cornerback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | December 4, 1993
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Berkner (Richardson, Texas) |
College: | Louisiana–Monroe |
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 173 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Player stats at PFR |
Early life
editClarence Leslie Caldwell III was born on December 4, 1993, in Dallas, Texas, to Clarence and Jackie Caldwell.[1] His parents nicknamed him "Trey", because he was the third person in his family to bear the name Clarence Leslie Caldwell.[1] He has one brother, Joshua.[1] His father played football at Texas A&M University, and his grandfather played football at Texas Southern University.[2]
Caldwell said he wanted to play in the National Football League (NFL) when he was seven years old.[3] Caldwell grew up in Richardson, Texas, an affluent, inner-ring suburb of Dallas. In junior high, he played against future Cleveland Browns teammate Corey Coleman, and got to know him.[3] Caldwell attended Lloyd V. Berkner High School[4] in Richardson (District 9-5A),[1] where he became a standout football player. His junior year, he had 71 tackles and an interception and was named to the All-District and Second Team All-City squads.[1] As a senior, he led the Rams in tackles (75), had four interceptions, broke up 10 passes, and recovered four fumbles.[1] He was a unanimous choice for the All-District squad, was named District 9-5A's most outstanding special teams player, and was chosen for First Team All-City squad.[1]
Football wasn't the only high school sport Caldwell excelled at. In his junior year, he won the district championship in the 100-meter dash.[2]
College career
editCaldwell had reached his full height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and his full weight of 185 pounds (84 kg) by his senior year of high school.[4] He was recruited by and attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe.[4]
In the 2012 season, Caldwell started all 13 games,[5] making 14 tackles (13 of them solo efforts). This included a career-high and team-best six solo tackles against Tulane.[1] He played in 12 games his sophomore year,[5] starting six of them. He had 35 tackles at the end of the season (30 of them solo efforts), including six at Louisiana–Lafayette (tying his career-best).[1] He also began playing special teams in 2013, and returned two punts for an average loss of 1 yard (0.91 m) each.[5] In the 2014 season, Caldwell started 10 games[5] (missing two due to injury).[6] He had a career-high 42 tackles (31 solo efforts) Set a career-high with eight tackles (including seven solo efforts) against Texas A&M.[7] He also made two punt returns for an average return of 4.5 yards (4.1 m) per return.[5] He was named a 2014 All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention[8] and a College Sports Madness Third Team All-Sun Belt.[9] In his senior and final season in 2015, Caldwell played in 13 games (making 12 starts), with a new career-high of 52 tackles (41 of them solo efforts) at the end of the season. He also equalled his career- and season-best record of eight tackles in a game (seven of them solo efforts) against Texas A&M.[7] He was UL-Monroe's primary kick returner in 2015, returning punts and kick-offs an average of 23.1 yards (21.1 m) per carry.[10] He capped his career with a fourth-quarter interception against New Mexico State in the final game of the season. He returned the interception for 40 yards (37 m) to make the game-winning touchdown.[11] Caldwell received an All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention at the end of the season.[7][10]
Caldwell ended his collegiate career with 143 tackles, 21 pass breakups, and two interceptions.[10][12] During his college career, he once more played several times against Corey Coleman, who played for Baylor.[3]
Caldwell graduated from UL-Monroe on May 14, 2016.[12]
Professional career
editHeight | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
186 lb (84 kg) |
4.34 s | 1.5 s | 2.52 s | 4.19 s | 6.6 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
12 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[13] |
Cleveland Browns
editCaldwell was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[14] He was the first ULM Warhawk since Kevin Payne in 2007 be drafted by the NFL.[3] On May 13, 2016, Caldwell signed a four-year deal worth $2.254 million featuring a $184,000 signing bonus.[15]
Caldwell suffered a hamstring injury on July 30 which kept him out of much of the 2016 preseason exhibition games and training camp.[16] The team waived Caldwell on September 3,[17] then signed him to their practice squad on September 4.[18] He was promoted to the active roster on December 21, 2016.[19]
On September 1, 2017, Caldwell was waived by the Browns during roster cutdowns.[20]
Tennessee Titans
editOn August 11, 2018, Caldwell signed with the Tennessee Titans.[21] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[22]
St. Louis BattleHawks
editIn October 2019, Caldwell was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Draft.[23]
Tampa Bay Vipers
editCaldwell was traded to the Tampa Bay Vipers in exchange for linebacker Anthony Stubbs on February 24, 2020.[24] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[25]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Trey Caldwell". ULM Warhawks Football. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b Labbe, Dan (May 6, 2016). "A clothing line, advanced degrees and high jumpers: Fun facts about the Cleveland Browns 2016 draft class". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Hunsucker, Adam (May 10, 2016). "Q&A with Browns CB Trey Caldwell". The News Star. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Louisiana 2012 college football signings". The Associated Press. February 1, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "College Football - #24 Trey Caldwell". washingtonpost.com. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ Story, Mark (October 10, 2014). "How Kentucky and Louisiana-Monroe match up". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 28, 2016; Soignier, Tabby (October 3, 2014). "ULM hopes to change its luck at Arkansas State". The News-Star. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sun Belt Football Stars Headed to NFL". Sun Belt Conference. April 30, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Sun Belt Football 2014 All-Conference Teams". College Sports madness. December 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c Gribble, Andrew (May 23, 2016). "How Browns' Trey Caldwell realized he was ready for the NFL". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Louisiana-Monroe tops New Mexico State 42-35". CBSSports.com. December 5, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b Hunsucker, Adam (April 30, 2016). "Caldwell gets draft day surprise in drive-thru". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Trey Caldwell, DS #76 CB, Louisiana-Monroe". NFLDraftScout.com. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ Reed, Tom (April 30, 2016). "Cleveland Browns draft Louisiana-Monroe DB Trey Caldwell in fifth round". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (May 13, 2016). "Corey Coleman among 6 Browns draft picks to sign as rookie minicamp opens". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016; Pokorny, Chris (May 14, 2016). "Cleveland Browns sign 5th round draft pick, CB Trey Caldwell". DawgsByNature.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ Labbe, Dan (July 31, 2016). "Sounding the sirens on a more physical training camp: Cleveland Browns notebook". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (September 4, 2016). "Browns claim 5, plan to sign ex-Stanford QB Kevin Hogan to practice squad, waive Trey Caldwell". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (September 5, 2016). "Kevin Hogan signing not 'an indictment on Cody' Kessler". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Browns promote DB Trey Caldwell to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016.
- ^ "Browns reduce roster to 65". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Titans Add Two Defensive Backs, and Waive Two, Including Joseph Este". TitansOnline.com. August 11, 2018.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2018). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster From 90 to 53 Players". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.