Player Career

Noah Cain Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Noah Cain story

Noah Cain built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 21, spending time with LSU and Penn State. The clearest part of Noah Cain's career was his backfield work: 1,392 rushing yards, 305 carries, 25 rushing touchdowns, and 248 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 248 receiving yards and 155 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU and Penn State.

The arc is straightforward: Noah Cain 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

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

  1. 1

    Penn State

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    LSU

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920192020202120212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonPenn State49545.715.1
2019 Regular SeasonPenn State49545.715.10
2020 Regular SeasonPenn State1345.13.9-482
2021 PostseasonPenn State46433.318.9451
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State46433.318.90
2022 PostseasonLSU48148.411.717
2022 Regular SeasonLSU48148.411.70
2023 PostseasonLSU18747.87.6-294
2023 Regular SeasonLSU18747.87.60

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Penn State to LSUP4 to P480.3Jan 13, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Purdue

Week 6 · W 35-7 · Conference game

Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

130

Scrimmage Yards

83.7 takeover

130 scrimmage yards and 22.7 usage.

#2

@ Wisconsin

Week 1 · W 16-10 · Conference game

75

Scrimmage Yards

79.1 takeover

Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75 scrimmage yards and 36.1 usage.

#3

vs Ball State

Week 2 · W 44-13

99

Scrimmage Yards

77.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

99 scrimmage yards and 32.9 usage.

#4

vs New Mexico

Week 4 · W 38-0

94

Scrimmage Yards

76.1 takeover

Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

94 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.

#5

@ Iowa

Week 7 · W 17-12 · Conference game

102

Scrimmage Yards

74.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

102 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Penn State

464 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 18.9 usage

58.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · Penn State

58.8

464 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 18.9 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Penn State

58.5

495 primary · 45.7 efficiency · 15.1 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games