Player Dossier

2017-2020

Utah State

Caden Andersen

DT • 6'2" • 280 lbs • Logan, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Caden Andersen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

2.4

Efficiency

9.9

Consistency

3.7

Season Value

5.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Caden Andersen, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Utah State. Caden Andersen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Utah State paired 2 primary output with 13.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 9.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Utah State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

9.9

Usage

2.4

Consistency

3.7

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 0. Unknown: 0. Colorado State: 0. LSU: 0. BYU: 0. Fresno State: 1. Wyoming: 0. Boise State: 0. New Mexico: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 2 by 8.3. LSU: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 1 by 14.2. Wyoming: 0 by 0. Boise State: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs New Mexico

Result
Sat 12/21@ Kent StateL 41-5121000
Sat 11/30@ New MexicoW 38-2552000
Sun 11/24vs Boise StateL 21-5640000
Sat 11/16vs WyomingW 26-2100000
Sun 11/10@ Fresno StateW 37-35100.500.500
Sun 11/3vs BYUL 14-4210000
Sat 10/5@ LSUL 6-4221000
Sat 9/28vs Colorado StateW 34-2420000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown20000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Utah State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201720182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonUtah State0
2018 PostseasonUtah State213.64.32
2018 Regular SeasonUtah State213.64.30
2019 PostseasonUtah State19.92.4-1
2019 Regular SeasonUtah State19.92.40
2020 Regular SeasonUtah State0-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

#2

Fresno State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.

#3

North Texas

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 15.7 takeover score.

#4

New Mexico

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.1 takeover score.

#5

Boise State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Postseason · Utah State

2 primary output · 13.6 efficiency · 4.3 usage

16.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · Utah State

16.8

2 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Utah State

5.4

1 primary · 9.9 efficiency · 2.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7644

Logan · Logan, UT

Committed To
Utah State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

24

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Caden Andersen quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
24