Player Dossier

2021-2024

Northern Illinois

Cade Haberman

DT • 6'2" • 300 lbs • Omaha, NE, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cade Haberman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.5

Efficiency

14.8

Consistency

15.4

Season Value

16.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Cade Haberman, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Cade Haberman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 14.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

14.8

Usage

4.5

Consistency

15.4

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. Unknown: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Buffalo: 1.5. NC State: 0. Massachusetts: 1. Bowling Green: 3. Toledo: 0.5. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Akron: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Central Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 5 by 20.8. Buffalo: 3 by 27.5. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3. Bowling Green: 2 by 38.3. Toledo: 2 by 13.3. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Akron: 2 by 18.3. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=7 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=6 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

38.3 vs Bowling Green

Result
Mon 12/23@ Fresno StateW 28-2010000
Sat 11/30vs Central MichiganW 24-1642000
Wed 11/20@ Miami (OH)L 9-2011000
Thu 11/14vs AkronW 29-1622001
Thu 11/7@ Western MichiganW 42-2822100
Sat 10/26@ Ball StateL 23-2511000
Sat 10/19vs ToledoL 6-13200.5000
Sat 10/12@ Bowling GreenSplash gameW 17-722210
Sat 10/5vs MassachusettsW 34-20210.500.500
Sat 9/28@ NC StateL 17-2410000
Sat 9/21vs BuffaloL 20-23321.5000
Sat 9/7@ Notre DameW 16-1451000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

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    Northern Illinois

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonNorthern Illinois310.34.6
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois310.34.60
2022 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois211.73.3-1
2023 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois05.60.9-2
2024 PostseasonNorthern Illinois814.84.58
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois814.84.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kent State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.

#2

Bowling Green

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

#3

Kentucky

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.

#4

Ohio

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

#5

Coastal Carolina

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35.5

#2

2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois

16.1

8 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

16.1

8 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8048

Westside · Omaha, NE

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

62

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
62