Caleb Carlson holds the KO · Starter spot in Wake Forest Demon Deacons’s kicker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Caleb Carlson is a 6'1", 210-pound kickoff specialist from Miami, FL who attends Wake Forest. A four-year starter at Ransom Everglades School, he was ranked the No. 11 kicker nationally by 5 Star Kornblue Fab50 and earned special teams player of the year from the Florida Independent Football Conference. Carlson redshirted in 2022, then appeared in two games in 2023 with nine kickoffs for 580 yards and four touchbacks. During the 2024 season, he played in all 12 contests, executing 52 kicks for 3,279 yards with 37 touchbacks and a 63.1-yard average. In 2025, he participated in all 13 games, recording 72 kickoffs and 49 touchbacks.