Caden Crawford
Iowa State Cyclones
79
Solid

Caden Crawford

Iowa State CyclonesSolid
RDEDefenseSolidTRANSFER · South Dakota
Projected Starter

Is Caden Crawford starting?

Caden Crawford is the projected starter at RDE for Iowa State Cyclones.

Caden Crawford is the projected starting RDE on a Solid Iowa State — 79 OVR.

See full Iowa State Cyclones depth chart ›

Depth at RDE · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 19279Caden CrawfordStarter
  2. 29879Malaki Ta'ase
  3. 34469Trey Verdon

What's Next

Who do they play next?See Iowa State Cyclones's upcoming gamesWho's the backup?Malaki Ta'ase — No. 2 at RDE for Iowa StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Iowa State Cyclones

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Lansing, ranked #502 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 9 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #502 NatlTeam Share1%
Lansing, KS
Jersey
#92
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
251 lbs
Transfer
South Dakota

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—910

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8837
National Rank
#502
High School
Lansing
Hometown
Lansing, KS

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 41th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 41% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 48% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 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 12LIOWATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 16-13

Sep 5WSEMOTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-10

Caden Crawford's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Solid
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Team Role

9 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement8%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.