Cayden Daniels
Vanderbilt Commodores
68
Depth

Cayden Daniels

Vanderbilt CommodoresSolid
LCBDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Cayden Daniels starting?

Cayden Daniels is listed 2nd string at LCB for Vanderbilt Commodores.

Cayden Daniels is listed LCB #2 for Vanderbilt at 68 OVR.

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Depth at LCB · Vanderbilt Commodores

  1. 1679Jordan MatthewsStarter
  2. 22668Cayden DanielsYou
  3. 31656Jaylin Davies

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Crisp County, ranked #1,008 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 6 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 68 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,008 NatlTeam Share1%
Cordele, GA
Jersey
#26
Class
RS FR
Height
6'1"
Weight
189 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025601

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
0.8686
National Rank
#1008
High School
Crisp County
Hometown
Cordele, GA

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated defense; 46th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 68.

Team defense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 46% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 12WDELTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 35-26

Sep 5WAPSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-9

Cayden Daniels's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

6 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement13%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.