Jamaree Caldwell

Jamaree Caldwell (born August 30, 2000) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Independence Pirates, Houston Cougars and Oregon Ducks. Caldwell was selected by the Chargers in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life Caldwell attended Newberry High School in Newberry, South Carolina. He committed to play college football at Hutchinson Community College, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic he was taken off scholarship. Caldwell later headed to Independence Community College to play college football.

College career Independence CC In his one season at Independence CC in 2021, Caldwell appeared in four games where he notched seven tackles with three being for a loss, and half a sack.

Houston Caldwell committed to play Division I football for the Houston Cougars. In his first season with Houston in 2022 he totaled 12 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, and two sacks. In 2023, Caldwell totaled 27 tackles with eight and a half being for a loss, and six and a half sacks, earning second-team all-Big 12 Conference honors. After the season, Caldwell declared for the 2025 NFL draft.

Professional career

Caldwell was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the third round, with the 86th pick of the 2025 NFL draft.

NFL career statistics

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2025 LAC 17 5 31 14 17 1.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Career 17 5 31 14 17 1.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2025 LAC 1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life Caldwell is the son of former South Carolina defensive lineman Cecil Caldwell.