Player Dossier

2021-2023

Ohio State

Cayden Saunders

RB • 5'9" • 188 lbs • Northville, MI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Cayden Saunders leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Usage Score

2.8

Efficiency

31.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

55

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

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.

Cayden Saunders, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Ohio State. Cayden Saunders leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Player insights

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Ohio State

Games

1

Scrimmage Yards / G

6

Efficiency

31.3

Usage

2.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Game Log

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

1 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

31.3 vs Toledo

Result
Sat 9/17vs ToledoW 77-2126303

Career Arc

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

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    Ohio State

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2022 Regular SeasonOhio State631.32.86
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State0-6

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Toledo

Win with 6 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

6

Primary metric

6 scrimmage yards and 2.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Ohio State

6 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 2.8 usage

55

#2

2021 Regular Season · Ohio State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Ohio State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

6

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 1 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cayden Saunders quick answers

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
6