Caleb Downs

American football player (born 2004)

Caleb Downs is an American professional football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Downs played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Ohio State Buckeyes. With Ohio State, he won the 2024 national championship and was the recipient of the 2025 Lott Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award. Downs was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft. He is the son of former football player Gary Downs and younger brother of wide receiver Josh Downs.