David Caldwell

Biography

David Caldwell

David Caldwell enters his second season with the Falcons as Director of College Scouting. He has served in the NFL for 13 years, 10 of which came with the Indianapolis Colts. Caldwell oversees Atlanta’s College Area and Regional Scouts. He also assimilates the information he receives and presents it to General Manager Thomas Dimitroff with a goal to make the NFL Draft as effective as possible. Caldwell is also responsible for scouting the top talent in the country.

From 2006-07, Caldwell was the Western Regional Scout with Indianapolis covering major college football conferences, including the Pac 10, Big 10 and Big 12. Coming from a successful Colts franchise that claimed a victory in Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears, Caldwell was part of a scouting team that accounted for multiple starters and Pro Bowl players. In 1998, he got his start with Indianapolis, serving as an Area Scout and remained in that role for the following seven seasons. Caldwell covered the Midwest and West Coast regions. In 1996, Caldwell broke into the NFL with the Carolina Panthers as a Scouting Assistant where he spent two seasons. He served as a liaison between the College Scouting Director and multiple Area Scouts while focusing on draft preparations.

Caldwell is a graduate of John Carroll University, earning a Bachelors degree in Finance/Business Administration. He was a two-year letterman as an outside linebacker helping the Blue Streaks to an Ohio Athletic Conference title in 1994. A native of Buffalo, New York, Caldwell and his wife, Joelle, have one son, David Michael II.