A powerful nose tackle who bounced from Houston to Oregon for one dominant season before becoming a Chargers run-stuffer.
Jamaree Caldwell is a defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers who arrived as a third-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft after transferring from Houston to Oregon. At 6-foot-2 and 332 pounds, he immediately became a key piece of the Chargers' interior run defense as a rookie.
Path to the league
Caldwell was a Second-Team All-Big 12 selection at Houston in 2023, posting 27 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. He transferred to Oregon for his final college season in 2024 and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors after recording 29 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. The Chargers drafted him 86th overall in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz praised Caldwell's tape coming out of the draft, noting his ability to play square and physical at the point of attack. His combination of size and quick feet made him a valued true nose tackle prospect who could anchor the middle of a defensive line.
2025 season recap
Caldwell played all 17 regular-season games as a rookie, logging 485 defensive snaps and recording 31 tackles, one sack, a pass defensed and a forced fumble. He finished second among all rookie defensive linemen with nine run stuffs for a loss or no gain and tied for fifth among rookies with 16 run stops, establishing himself as a reliable interior run defender.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Jamaree Caldwell
- Pro Football Reference: Jamaree Caldwell
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | chargers | 17 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- Oregon
- Hometown
- Newberry, SC, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
