Cade Paterson
Air Force Falcons
73
Average

Cade Paterson

Air Force FalconsAverage
SSDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Cade Paterson starting?

Cade Paterson is the projected starter at SS for Air Force Falcons.

Cade Paterson is the projected starting SS on a Average Air Force — 73 OVR.

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Depth at SS · Air Force Falcons

  1. 12373Cade PatersonStarter
  2. 2367Kyle Chen
  3. 3567Roger Jones Jr.
  4. 41958Houston Hendrix

What's Next

Who do they play next?Isaiah Jordan — at Nevada · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?Kyle Chen — No. 2 at SS for Air ForceHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Air Force Falcons

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Corona Centennial, ranked #3,126 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #3,126 Natl
Corona, CA
Jersey
#23
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
185 lbs

At 6'2", 185 lbs, Cade Paterson plays for a Air Force team rated 74 overall in the Mountain West.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8000
National Rank
#3126
High School
Corona Centennial
Hometown
Corona, CA

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 73 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 5WDUQTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-0

Cade Paterson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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