Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Texas
Caden Sterns
DB • 6'1" • 207 lbs • Cibolo, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caden Sterns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
86
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Caden Sterns built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Cibolo, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Caden Sterns' career was his defensive production: 171...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 152
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Caden Sterns, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Texas. Caden Sterns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 171
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Caden Sterns quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · DB
- Career Tackles
- 171
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Texas
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Steele · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Steele · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 5 · Pick 8 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DB 52nd (top 7%) · Big 12 30th (top 7%) · National 266th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 13 | 62 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Texas | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 49 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 7 | 52 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 46.4 |
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Caden Sterns played DB for Texas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Caden Sterns recorded 171 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Texas paired 12 primary output with 29.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Texas
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
38.2
Usage
7.5
Consistency
39.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTEP: 1.5. Texas Tech: 2. TCU: 0. Baylor: 0.5. Oklahoma State: 1. West Virginia: 0. Iowa State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTEP: 4 by 31.7. Texas Tech: 4 by 36.7. TCU: 12 by 50. Baylor: 5 by 25.8. Oklahoma State: 8 by 43.3. West Virginia: 6 by 25. Iowa State: 13 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
55 vs Iowa State
Player Story
Caden Sterns story
Caden Sterns built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Cibolo, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Caden Sterns' career was his defensive production: 171 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Caden Sterns' production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Caden Sterns moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Texas
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 29.1 | 6.9 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Texas | 6 | 37.2 | 7.8 | -6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 6 | 37.2 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 5.5 | 38.2 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa State
Week 12 · L 21-23 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Iowa State
Week 12 · W 24-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas Tech
Week 4 · W 63-56 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
vs TCU
Week 4 · W 31-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Oklahoma State
Week 4 · W 36-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Texas
12 primary output · 29.1 efficiency · 6.9 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Texas
47.8
6 primary · 37.2 efficiency · 7.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Texas
47.8
6 primary · 37.2 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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