Caden Crawford
Iowa State Cyclones
78
Solid

Caden Crawford

Iowa State CyclonesSolid
RDEDefenseSolidTRANSFER · South Dakota
Projected Starter

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

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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 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #502 NatlTeam Share1%
Lansing, KS
Jersey
#92
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
265 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 85-rated defense; 40th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 40% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 48% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 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.

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Team Role

9 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement8%

Depth at RDE · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 19278Caden CrawfordStarter
  2. 29378Jack Janikowski
  3. 39162Blake Hawkins
Coach Iowa StateTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.