Running back, Bucknell, 2024–⁠26

Michael Cadden

Number
No. 26
Height
5′10″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Oaks, PA

Michael Cadden plays running back for Bucknell. Last time out, against Lafayette: 15 carries, 62 yards; 3 catches, 18 yards. Cadden leads Bucknell in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

280 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 15 carries, 62 yards; 3 catches, 18 yards vs. Lafayette, L 7–⁠20

Next game: at Holy Cross, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 24@RICH
  2. 37VILL
  3. 70@VMI
  4. 16PENN
  5. 12@PITT
  6. 59@GTWN
  7. 62LAF

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Richmond, 20257catches, career highvs. Villanova, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Bucknell351664.7132
2025Bucknell712864.0528
2026Bucknell712803.9225
Career1777324.1832

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Bucknell3144.706
2025Bucknell1517511.7249
2026Bucknell231456.3151
Career413348.1351

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Bucknell6720
2025Bucknell4510
Career101230

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Bucknell26RBFr.
2025Bucknell26RBSo.
2026Bucknell26RBJr.5′10″190

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Bucknell (FCS)830.2284th (n=576)0.1018.611%
2026Bucknell (FCS)101-0.0320th (n=478)0.10-3.225%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Bucknell 7 games, 280 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atRichmondL 14–⁠35122404571
Sep 5vs.VillanovaL 16–⁠1793707300
Sep 12atVMIW 14–⁠314701130
Sep 19vs.PennsylvaniaL 7–⁠206160110
Sep 26atPittsburghL 0–⁠5941203160
Oct 10atGeorgetownL 14–⁠21115914200
Oct 17vs.LafayetteL 7–⁠20156203180
2025 Bucknell 12 games, 286 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atAir ForceL 13–⁠4952102240
Sep 6atMaristW 34–⁠235271160
Sep 13vs.VMIW 35–⁠284180–––
Sep 20vs.LehighL 24–⁠411002280
Sep 27vs.Saint FrancisW 30–⁠236331160
Oct 4vs.RichmondW 33–⁠288342–––
Oct 11atLafayetteL 24–⁠6251001−20
Oct 18atCornellL 20–⁠3062102141
Oct 25vs.GeorgetownL 24–⁠3192701490
Nov 8atFordhamW 37–⁠1963104321
Nov 15vs.Holy CrossL 20–⁠377701180
Nov 22atColgateL 19–⁠389571–––
2024 Bucknell 10 games, 166 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atNavyL 21–⁠495121–––
Sep 7atVMIW 35–⁠28490–––
Sep 14vs.MerrimackL 21–⁠315360–––
Sep 21vs.MaristW 34–⁠185710160
Sep 28atLehighW 38–⁠35150–––
Oct 12atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠311−40–––
Oct 19vs.CornellL 21–⁠344160–––
Nov 2vs.LafayetteW 21–⁠141100–––
Nov 9vs.FordhamW 28–⁠278100280
Nov 23vs.ColgateW 48–⁠34110–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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