Usage / Role
1%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2021-2023Ohio State
RB • 5'9" • 188 lbs • Northville, MI, USA
Cayden Saunders leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Usage / Role
1%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
3
Developing production for a back
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
12
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
Snapshot
Cayden Saunders, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ohio State. Cayden Saunders leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
Cayden Saunders played RB for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cayden Saunders recorded 6 rushing yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ohio State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 6 primary output with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Win with 6 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
1
Scrimmage Yards / G
6
Efficiency
31.3
Usage
2.8
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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1 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
31.3 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/17 | vs Toledo | W 77-21 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
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Ohio State
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 31.3 | 2.8 | 6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | -6 |
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 3 · W 77-21
Win with 6 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
6
Scrimmage Yards
46.4 takeover
6 scrimmage yards and 2.8 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
6 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 2.8 usage
59.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ohio State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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