Caleb Triplett holds the MLB · Starter spot in Southern Miss Golden Eagles’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Caleb Triplett is a 6'0", 219-pound linebacker from D'Iberville, Mississippi. At D'Iberville High School, he recorded 56 tackles (26 solo) with eight for loss during his senior year, despite missing half the season due to injury. He earned first-team Mississippi Coaches Class 7A all-state honors and was named the state's Most Valuable Player, posting a blocked punt, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Triplett appeared in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game and the Navy all-American Game. He signed with Southern Miss as a true freshman in the 2026 recruiting class.