Trey Caldwell

Clarence Leslie "Trey" Caldwell III (born December 4, 1993) is an American former professional 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 life Clarence Leslie Caldwell III was born on December 4, 1993, in Dallas, Texas, to Clarence and Jackie Caldwell. His parents nicknamed him "Trey", because he was the third person in his family to bear the name Clarence Leslie Caldwell.

Caldwell said he wanted to play in the National Football League (NFL) when he was seven years old. 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. in Richardson (District 9-5A), making 14 tackles (13 of them solo efforts). This included a career-high and team-best six solo tackles against Tulane. 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. He also made two punt returns for an average return of per return. and a College Sports Madness Third Team All-Sun Belt. 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. Caldwell received an All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention at the end of the season.

Caldwell ended his collegiate career with 143 tackles, 21 pass breakups, and two interceptions. During his college career, he once more played several times against Corey Coleman, who played for Baylor.

Cleveland Browns

Caldwell was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2016 NFL draft. He was the first ULM Warhawk since Kevin Payne in 2007 be drafted by the NFL.

Caldwell suffered a hamstring injury on July 30 which kept him out of much of the 2016 preseason exhibition games and training camp. The team waived Caldwell on September 3, then signed him to their practice squad on September 4. He was promoted to the active roster on December 21, 2016.

On September 1, 2017, Caldwell was waived by the Browns during roster cutdowns.

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

St. Louis BattleHawks In October 2019, Caldwell was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in the 2020 XFL draft.

Tampa Bay Vipers Caldwell was traded to the Tampa Bay Vipers in exchange for linebacker Anthony Stubbs on February 24, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.