Player Dossier

2022-2025

Clemson

Caden Story

DL • 6'3" • 285 lbs • Lanett, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Caden Story shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.6

Efficiency

13.1

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

11.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn 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.

Caden Story, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Clemson. Caden Story shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Clemson paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 13.1 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: Penn State

Loss with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Clemson

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

13.1

Usage

3.6

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 1. Syracuse: 0. Unknown: 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. Penn State: 5 by 30.8. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.5 · n=2
First Half0.5 · n=2
All Games0.3 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

30.8 vs Penn State

Result
Sat 12/27vs Penn StateL 10-22500.500.500
Sat 11/22vs Unknown11000
Sat 9/20vs SyracuseL 21-3410000

Career Arc

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

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    Clemson

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonClemson0
2023 Regular SeasonClemson04.21.10
2024 Regular SeasonClemson04.20.80
2025 PostseasonClemson113.13.61
2025 Regular SeasonClemson113.13.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.8 takeover score.

#3

Syracuse

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#4

Wake Forest

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Clemson

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage

35.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · Clemson

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Clemson

11.1

1 primary · 13.1 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9184

Lanett · Lanett, AL

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

11

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 7 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Caden Story quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
11