TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the third round (77th pick overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft...signed with Texans on July 28, 2009.
CAREER:
Versatile and physical lineman who has provided depth across the line during his first three seasons
Was part of a top-four offense during each of his first two seasons
2011 (Houston 5/3):
Dressed but did not play in 11 games
Saw action at right guard vs. Oakland (10/9) and Tampa Bay (11/13)
Made his first start of 2011 and helped Arian Foster rush for more than 100 yards for the sixth time this season and go over 1,000 yards rushing for the second consecutive season vs. Carolina (12/18)
Made his postseason debut in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the third round (77th pick overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft...signed with Texans on July 28, 2009.
CAREER:
Versatile and physical lineman who has provided depth across the line during his first three seasons
Was part of a top-four offense during each of his first two seasons
2011 (Houston 5/3):
Dressed but did not play in 11 games
Saw action at right guard vs. Oakland (10/9) and Tampa Bay (11/13)
Made his first start of 2011 and helped Arian Foster rush for more than 100 yards for the sixth time this season and go over 1,000 yards rushing for the second consecutive season vs. Carolina (12/18)
Made his postseason debut in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)
2010 (Houston 12/7):
Played in 12 games with seven starts at right guard in his second season on an offense that averaged 386.6 yards per game
Helped pave the way for Foster’s franchise-record 231 yards rushing vs. Indianapolis (9/12)
Provided pocket protection for QB Matt Schaub, enabling him to throw for a franchise-record 497 yards and three touchdowns at Washington (9/19)
Helped the Texans rush for 249 yards without allowing a sack at Oakland (10/3)
Started at right guard at Tennessee (12/19)
Paved the way for Foster to rush for 180 yards vs. Jacksonville (1/2/11) and wrap up the 2010 NFL rushing title
2009 (Houston 11/3):
Played in 11 games with three starts as a rookie and saw significant action throughout the season on an offense that averaged 383.1 yards per game
Played in his first career NFL game at right guard at Cincinnati (10/18)
Helped the offense gain more than 300 yards for the 11th consecutive game at Jacksonville (12/6)
Made the first start of his NFL career and part was of the offensive line that blocked for Schaub as he threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns vs. Seattle (12/13) without allowing a sack
Blocked for Schaub at St. Louis (12/20) where he threw for 367 yards and was not sacked for the second consecutive game and fourth time in 2009
COLLEGE:
Started 48 games during his career at Alabama, including 34 at center, 12 at left guard, one at right guard and one at right tackle
Participated in 1,569 offensive snaps and allowed just one sack on 806 pass plays during his final 23 games
One of eight players in school history to serve as team captain twice in a career
As a senior, was an All-American first-team selection by the American Football Coaches Association and The Sporting News
Consensus All-Southeastern Conference first-team pick, recipient of the team’s Mal Moore Leadership Award and named the team’s Most Inspirational Player that year as well
Started at four positions as a junior in 2007, earning All-SEC pick as a sophomore in 2006 and freshman All-SEC first-team and All-SEC honorable mention from the league’s coaches in 2005
Redshirted in 2004
Became the first Crimson Tide football player to graduate in under three years, earning his degree in human environmental sciences
PERSONAL:
Attended Lee (Montgomery, Ala.) High School
Allowed just one quarterback sack as a senior and earned All-State first-team honors
Rated the 10th-best overall prospect in the state of Alabama by Super Prep magazine
Has an older brother, Arsenio, and a twin brother, Anthony
Caldwell’s Career Statistics
Games/Starts: 2009: 11/3, 2010: 12/7; 2011: 5/3; Total: 28/13.
Postseason Games/Starts: 2011: 2/0; Total: 2/0.
