Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Clemson
Cade Denhoff
DE • 6'5" • 260 lbs • Plant City, FL, USA
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Cade Denhoff shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Cade Denhoff built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive end from Plant City, FL wearing No. 44, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Cade Denhoff's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Cade Denhoff, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Clemson. Cade Denhoff shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 48
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Cade Denhoff quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · DE
- Career Tackles
- 48
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lakeland Christian School · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Denton Ryan · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · DE 92nd (top 33%) · ACC 252nd (top 32%) · National 1,885th (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 9 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Clemson | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Clemson | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Clemson | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.9 |
Related Context
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Cade Denhoff played DE for Clemson. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cade Denhoff recorded 48 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Clemson paired 8 primary output with 12.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Clemson
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
12.1
Usage
2.5
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. LSU: 0.5. Troy: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Syracuse: 0. North Carolina: 0.5. Duke: 1. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 0. South Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 5 by 20.8. LSU: 2 by 13.3. Troy: 0 by 10. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 3 by 17.5. Duke: 3 by 22.5. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs Penn State | L 10-22 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ South Carolina | W 28-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Louisville | W 20-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Florida State | W 24-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Duke | L 45-46 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ North Carolina | W 38-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Syracuse | L 21-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Georgia Tech | L 21-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Troy | W 27-16 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs LSU | L 10-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cade Denhoff story
Cade Denhoff built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive end from Plant City, FL wearing No. 44, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Cade Denhoff's career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Cade Denhoff's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 2 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Clemson | 8 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Clemson | 8 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Clemson | 3 | 12.1 | 2.5 | -5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Clemson | 3 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 14 · L 14-17
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#2
@ SMU
Week 15 · W 34-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Kentucky
Week 1 · W 38-35 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 12 · W 24-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Charleston Southern
Week 2 · W 66-17
1
Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Clemson
8 primary output · 12.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage
46.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Clemson
46.1
8 primary · 12.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Clemson
20.9
3 primary · 12.1 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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