Tulane’s versatile nickel defender with NFL-caliber burst
In the 2024 season, Caleb Ransaw was a disruptive, fast-rising Tulane defensive back who started 12 games and posted 34 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 pass breakups, earning Third Team All-AAC honors. Scouts loved the versatility: he played mostly nickel, could also roll into two-high safety looks, and brought legit 4.33 speed plus physicality around the slot. The bigger picture? He was viewed as a high-character, high-IQ team guy with draftable traits—more “do-everything DB” than stat-sheet merchant, which is exactly the kind of chaos-agent many defenses want.
