Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024App State
Caden Sullivan
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Inman, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caden Sullivan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Player Story
Caden Sullivan built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Inman, SC wearing No. 26, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Caden Sullivan's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Caden Sullivan, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · App State. Caden Sullivan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 116
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Caden Sullivan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 116
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- Coastal Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Boiling Springs · App State
- High school pipeline
- Boiling Springs · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · LB 410th (top 34%) · Sun Belt 119th (top 19%) · National 1,134th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 12 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35.5 |
Related Context
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Caden Sullivan played LB for App State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Caden Sullivan recorded 116 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
App State paired 7 primary output with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · App State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
28.1
Usage
5.6
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. North Carolina: 0. East Carolina: 0. Wyoming: 0. UL Monroe: 0.5. Coastal Carolina: 2.5. Southern Miss: 2. Marshall: 0. Georgia State: 0. James Madison: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. Troy: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 10 by 41.7. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. East Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Wyoming: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 5 by 25.8. Coastal Carolina: 9 by 62.5. Southern Miss: 7 by 49.2. Marshall: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 6 by 25. James Madison: 5 by 30.8. Georgia Southern: 6 by 25. Troy: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | vs Miami (OH)10+ tackles | W 13-9 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ Troy | L 23-49 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Georgia Southern | W 55-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ James Madison | W 26-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Georgia State | W 42-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Marshall | W 31-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Southern MissSplash game | W 48-38 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/10 | vs Coastal CarolinaSplash game | L 24-27 | 9 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ UL Monroe | W 41-40 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Wyoming | L 19-22 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs East Carolina | W 43-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ North Carolina | L 34-40 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Caden Sullivan story
Caden Sullivan built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Inman, SC wearing No. 26, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Caden Sullivan's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Caden Sullivan's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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App State
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 6 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 7 | 28.1 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 7 | 28.1 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 4 | 23.2 | 5.9 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 7 · L 24-27 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs South Alabama
Week 4 · L 14-48 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Old Dominion
Week 12 · W 27-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas State
Week 6 · L 24-36 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 48-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · App State
7 primary output · 28.1 efficiency · 5.6 usage
47.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · App State
47.2
7 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · App State
40.1
6 primary · 14.5 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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