Furman University

Honors & Awards
2025 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

2025 — Fashioned an impactful four games in his first season as a Paladin while maintaining his redshirt status…biggest influence came on special teams where he recorded a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Mercer and also had a 76-yard return at Chattanooga…finished the campaign with eight returns for 309 yards (38.6 avg.)…100-yard return was the eighth in Furman history and longest by a Paladin since Jerodis Williams also recorded a 100-yard return against Appalachian State in 2012…named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team as a return specialist...credited with three tackles, including a pair of stops at Wofford and one versus The Citadel (24-14 win).
 
High School: 2025 graduate of Richmond Hill (6A) High School...football coach was Matt Lezotte...played defensive back, wide receiver, and running back...four-year varsity letterman...totaled 2,305 all-purpose yards, including 1,094 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns and 315 receiving yards and two scores in his career...also credited with 114 tackles, six interceptions, and 20 pass breakups...three-time all-region selection as a defensive back...served as team captain and totaled 26 tackles and three interceptions, including one "pick six," and scored 10 touchdowns his senior year while his team to a 35-14 win over Valdosta and 35-28 triumph over Bucholtz (Fla.)...also played basketball.

Personal: Full name is Caleb O'Bryant Easterling...born October 5, 2006, in Savannah, Georgia...son of Bryant and Deidra Easterling.