Usage Score
13.3
Player Dossier
2021-2025NC State
Caden Fordham
LB • 6'1" • 232 lbs • Ponte Vedra, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caden Fordham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 59.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
59.5
Consistency
40.7
Season Value
53.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Scouting Read
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Caden Fordham, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State. Caden Fordham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 59.5 disruption score.
Caden Fordham played LB for NC State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Caden Fordham recorded 254 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
NC State paired 22 primary output with 59.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 59.5 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: North Carolina
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · NC State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
59.5
Usage
13.3
Consistency
40.7
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 2.5. East Carolina: 3. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Duke: 1.5. Virginia Tech: 3. Campbell: 1. Notre Dame: 1. Pittsburgh: 1. Georgia Tech: 3.5. Miami: 0. Florida State: 0. North Carolina: 4.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 13 by 75. East Carolina: 11 by 75.8. Virginia: 9 by 37.5. Wake Forest: 6 by 35. Duke: 11 by 60.8. Virginia Tech: 15 by 80. Campbell: 7 by 39.2. Notre Dame: 10 by 51.7. Pittsburgh: 8 by 43.3. Georgia Tech: 15 by 85. Miami: 11 by 45.8. Florida State: 15 by 50. North Carolina: 12 by 95
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.9 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
95 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | vs Memphis10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-7 | 13 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs North Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-19 | 12 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Florida State10+ tackles | W 21-11 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Miami10+ tackles | L 7-41 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Georgia Tech10+ tackles · Splash game | W 48-36 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Pittsburgh | L 34-53 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Notre Dame10+ tackles | L 7-36 | 10 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Campbell | W 56-10 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Virginia Tech10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-23 | 15 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Duke10+ tackles | L 33-45 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/11 | @ Wake Forest | W 34-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Virginia | W 35-31 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs East Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-17 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
NC State
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2021202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | NC State | 7 | 22.4 | 4.8 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 7 | 22.4 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 13 | 55 | 12.5 | 6 |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 22 | 59.5 | 13.3 | 9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 22 | 59.5 | 13.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
North Carolina
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Primary metric
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71 takeover score.
#2
Wake Forest
4.5
Primary metric
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.4 takeover score.
#3
Northern Illinois
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 65.1 takeover score.
#4
Georgia Tech
3.5
Primary metric
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.4 takeover score.
#5
Virginia Tech
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · NC State
22 primary output · 59.5 efficiency · 13.3 usage
53.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · NC State
53.4
22 primary · 59.5 efficiency · 13.3 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · NC State
44
13 primary · 55 efficiency · 12.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
11
Splash games
12
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8763
The Bolles School · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
254
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 38 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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