Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Michigan
Caden Kolesar
DB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Westlake, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caden Kolesar shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Caden Kolesar built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Westlake, OH wearing No. 35, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Caden Kolesar's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Caden Kolesar, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan. Caden Kolesar shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 25
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Caden Kolesar quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 25
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Michigan
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Edward · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- St. Edward · 58 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 7 tackles · DB 621st (top 65%) · Big Ten 318th (top 52%) · National 3,084th (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 14.3 |
Related Context
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Caden Kolesar played DB for Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Caden Kolesar recorded 25 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Michigan paired 0 primary output with 11.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 9.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Michigan
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
9.7
Usage
3.1
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Washington: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Northwestern: 0. Maryland: 0. Iowa: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Northern Illinois: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
20 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Georgia | L 11-34 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | @ Iowa | W 42-3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Maryland | W 59-18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Northwestern | W 33-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Wisconsin | W 38-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Northern Illinois | W 63-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Washington | W 31-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Western Michigan | W 47-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Caden Kolesar story
Caden Kolesar built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Westlake, OH wearing No. 35, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Caden Kolesar's career was his defensive production: 25 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 2 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. His career also includes 33 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Caden Kolesar's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 3 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 11.1 | 2.1 | -3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 3 · W 63-10
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 14 · W 42-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 1 · W 47-14
1
Havoc Plays
40.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.
#4
vs UNLV
Week 2 · W 35-7
1
Havoc Plays
40.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Hawai'i
Week 2 · W 56-10
0
Havoc Plays
15 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 15 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Michigan
0 primary output · 11.1 efficiency · 2.1 usage
42.8
#2
2021 Postseason · Michigan
37.1
3 primary · 9.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Michigan
37.1
3 primary · 9.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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