Linebacker, NC State, 2021–25
Caden Fordham
Lettered 2022–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ponte Vedra, FL
- Born
- Oct 21, 2002
Caden Fordham played linebacker at NC State (2021–25).
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highthree times; last vs. Florida State, 2025Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NC State | 10 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | NC State | 10 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | NC State | 10 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | NC State | 10 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | NC State | 10 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 232 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 NC State 13 games, 143 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. East Carolina | W 24–17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Virginia | W 35–31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Wake Forest | W 34–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at Duke | L 33–45 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 21–23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Campbell | W 56–10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Notre Dame | L 7–36 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Pittsburgh | L 34–53 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 48–36 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Miami | L 7–41 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Florida State | W 21–11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. North Carolina | W 42–19 | 12 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 31–7 | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 NC State 6 games, 50 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Western Carolina | W 38–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tennessee | L 10–51 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 30–20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Clemson | L 35–59 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 24–17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Wake Forest | L 30–34 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 NC State 13 games, 53 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at UConn | W 24–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Notre Dame | L 24–45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. VMI | W 45–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atVirginia | W 24–21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Louisville | L 10–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Marshall | W 48–41 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atDuke | L 3–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Clemson | W 24–17 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Miami | W 20–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atWake Forest | W 26–6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atVirginia Tech | W 35–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.North Carolina | W 39–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | L 19–28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 NC State 5 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 55–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Texas Tech | W 27–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.UConn | W 41–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Florida State | W 19–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 22–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 NC State 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. Furman | W 45–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ |
| Weight | 223 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 74″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 30″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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