Trey Caldwell

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Trey Caldwell
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Caldwell with the Cleveland Browns in 2016
No. 31, 39
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1993-12-04) December 4, 1993 (age 30)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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.

Early years[edit]

Clarence 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[edit]

Caldwell 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[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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[edit]

Caldwell (left) and Derrick Kindred with the Browns in 2016

Caldwell 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[edit]

On August 11, 2018, Caldwell signed with the Tennessee Titans.[21] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[22]

St. Louis BattleHawks[edit]

In October 2019, Caldwell was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Draft.[23]

Tampa Bay Vipers[edit]

Caldwell 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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Trey Caldwell". ULM Warhawks Football. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d Hunsucker, Adam (May 10, 2016). "Q&A with Browns CB Trey Caldwell". The News Star. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Louisiana 2012 college football signings". The Associated Press. February 1, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e "College Football - #24 Trey Caldwell". washingtonpost.com. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c "Sun Belt Football Stars Headed to NFL". Sun Belt Conference. April 30, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "Sun Belt Football 2014 All-Conference Teams". College Sports madness. December 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Louisiana-Monroe tops New Mexico State 42-35". CBSSports.com. December 5, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Trey Caldwell, DS #76 CB, Louisiana-Monroe". NFLDraftScout.com. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  14. ^ Reed, Tom (April 30, 2016). "Cleveland Browns draft Louisiana-Monroe DB Trey Caldwell in fifth round". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Labbe, Dan (July 31, 2016). "Sounding the sirens on a more physical training camp: Cleveland Browns notebook". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (September 5, 2016). "Kevin Hogan signing not 'an indictment on Cody' Kessler". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  19. ^ "Browns promote DB Trey Caldwell to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016.
  20. ^ "Browns reduce roster to 65". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
  21. ^ "Titans Add Two Defensive Backs, and Waive Two, Including Joseph Este". TitansOnline.com. August 11, 2018.
  22. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2018). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster From 90 to 53 Players". TitansOnline.com.
  23. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  24. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  25. ^ 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.

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