Caden Fordham is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at NC State.
Fordham is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the same linebacker corps at NC State. The first career honor came in 2025: All-ACC. On tape: 15 tackles against Florida State, Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
143 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs East Carolina | 11 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-31vs Virginia | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-24@ Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-45@ Duke | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-23vs Virginia Tech | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 56-10vs Campbell | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-36@ No. 16 Notre Dame | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-53@ Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-36vs No. 8 Georgia Tech | 15 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-41@ No. 16 Miami | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-11vs Florida State | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-19vs North Carolina | 12 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 31-7vs Memphis | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 143 | 60 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 48-36
vs Georgia Tech
1 interception · 0.5 sacks · 1 tackle for loss
Edged out Georgia Tech at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
143tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%10 TFLSack rate
2%4 sacksPD rate
2%3 pass breakups143 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Dave Doeren — 40-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 12.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 9.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 10.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 12.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
49.7%
411 pass / 416 run
Plays / game
63.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
422 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #15 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #3 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Doeren.
