""He's the same guy we had in the building on the 30-visit, the same guy we saw on tape," defensive coordinator Christian Parker said. "He's just an intentional person, consistent. You know, just flat-lined, not in terms of not having energy, in terms of having energy with everything that he does.""
""He's what we thought," head coach Brian Schottenheimer said. "The person, elite. The intelligence, elite. It's cool for me on the field to watch the ability for him to be going in any direction and how he gets into balance. It matters with the ability to tackle in open space and make plays on the ball in coverage. He just has incredible lower-body athleticism.""
""We hit it off because he was very familiar [with the scheme]," Parker said. "He knew what we were going to do because he watched our tape from Philadelphia from the past two years.""
""Extremely smart," fourth-round pick Devin Moore said after working with Downs over the weekend. "He knows the whole defense. He's a leader. We're in meetings, and he's learning a lot of positions, learning the whole defense. He's a guy I can come talk to if I have a question. He does stuff the right way.""
Caleb Downs received strong praise during rookie minicamp for his preparation and leadership over a short time in the facility. Defensive coordinator Christian Parker noted that Downs matched what was seen during the 30-visit and on tape, describing him as intentional, consistent, and energetic in everything he does. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer said Downs’ intelligence and athleticism stood out, including his ability to move in different directions, maintain balance, tackle in open space, and make plays in coverage. Parker credited Downs’ deep understanding of the defensive concepts to extensive film study of the Eagles’ defense from 2025. After being selected, Downs continued building knowledge by studying the playbook and arriving ready for rookie minicamp. Devin Moore praised Downs as extremely smart, a leader, and someone teammates can approach with questions while he learns multiple positions and the full defense.
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