Player Career

Cade Uluave Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cade Uluave story

Cade Uluave built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from South Jordan, UT, spending time with California. The clearest part of Cade Uluave's career was his defensive production: 232 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with California. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cade Uluave's production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.

The arc is straightforward: Cade Uluave moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    California

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonCalifornia13.550.712.7
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia13.550.712.70
2024 PostseasonCalifornia11.548.211-2
2024 Regular SeasonCalifornia11.548.2110
2025 PostseasonCalifornia2350.416.211.5
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia2350.416.20

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026California to BYUP4 to P488.4Jan 13, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 105 Virginia Tech

Week 9 · L 34-42 · Conference game

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

@ UCLA

Week 13 · W 33-7 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

96.7 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.

#3

vs USC

Week 9 · L 49-50 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

93.9 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.

#4

vs UC Davis

Week 1 · W 31-13

3.5

Havoc Plays

89.4 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.

#5

vs San Diego State

Week 3 · W 31-10

3

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · California

23 primary output · 50.4 efficiency · 16.2 usage

76.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · California

76.2

23 primary · 50.4 efficiency · 16.2 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · California

61.3

13.5 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 12.7 usage

Milestones

15

Impact games

12

Splash games

11

10+ tackle games