Caleb Herring
South Carolina Gamecocks
91
Elite

Caleb Herring

South Carolina GamecocksContender
LDEDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Tennessee
Projected Starter

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

Senior · #39 · 6'5", 245 lbs

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Depth at LDE · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 13991Caleb HerringStarter
  2. 22275Jaquavious Dodd

South Carolina Starting Lineup

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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 91 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 84-rated defense; 90th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
84
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

Oct 10WFLATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-19

Oct 3LUKTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-34 OT

Sep 19LMSSTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-34

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 / Involvement86%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.