Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs Duquesne | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Cade Paterson
Sophomore defensive back on Air Force's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Eastvale, CA · Centennial
Returning to Air Force for 2026
The story
2 defensive back on Air Force's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearCade Paterson
One game to point at: 5 tackles against Duquesne — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Air Force
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Air Force1-1HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Air Force | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–0
vs Duquesne
5 TOT · 5 SOLO
Dominant 34-point win at home against Duquesne.
With W. Duncan — 56 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 62 LONG · C. Cremascoli — 52 LONG · 100 PCT · 10 PTS
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Air Force
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (0 in / 4 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #137 · 2026 recruiting class #136
Background
2025 – Did not see any action. High School – Lettered in football … football coach was Matt Logan … team was four-team league champion … named academic all-Big 8 four times … first-team all-CIF on offense and defense … second team all-Inland-Empire … Honor Bowl scholar-athlete award winner … also...
The secondary · Air Force
- #5Roger Jones Jr.76 tackles · 2025
- #2Korey Johnson34 tackles · 2025
- #4Mikhail Seiken33 tackles · 2025
- #7Nick Beckwith23 tackles · 2025
- #23Cade Paterson1 game · 2026
21 more on the roster · Air Force team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology