Former Ohio State Buckeyes safety Caleb Downs is widely projected to be a high pick in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.
standout safety Caleb Downs dominated college football. After spending his freshman year at Alabama, where he led the SEC in solo tackles with 70, Downsto Ohio State in January 2024. As a Buckeye, Downs was named an All-American and won the national championship in 2024, then somehow topped that with All-AmericanUnexpectedly, Downs ran into an issue during last week's 2026 NFL Combine that will interest any team planning to invest such high draft capital in him.
, an anonymous NFC scout relayed that Downs"had a couple of issues flagged during his medical check" at the Combine in Indianapolis. "Nobody expected him to test this week anyway, so it flew a bit under the radar," Kinnan wrote."However, I was told that Downs was flagged with a partially torn meniscus this week. That is not a serious concern, but also being flagged with a potentially degenerative ACL is." Kinnan clarified,"Now, this is not to signify any sort of a significant drop for Downs, who likely will return and get a second opinion and a second check. Besides, plenty of NFL players have been flagged with degenerative knees before, but have gone on to have successful NFL careers." Kinnan likened this to when former Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell fell to the Philadelphia Eagles at No. 31 in last year's draft after being. For whatever that's worth, Campbell played all 17 games for the Eagles during his rookie season in 2025.
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