Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | W 42-19vs North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 31-7vs Memphis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#12
Caden Gordon
Sophomore cornerback on NC State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 194 lb · Lake Worth, FL · Santaluces
Returning to NC State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1045 nationally · Signed with NC State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on NC State's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2025.
Caden Gordon
One game to point at: 3 tackles against Memphis — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with NC State3-star out of Santaluces Community
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
NC State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
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 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · NC State
Returning around him
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #49
Background
AS A FRESHMAN (2025): • Joined the team in December and traveled to the bowl game. • Enrolled in January of 2025. IN HIGH SCHOOL: • Played under head coach Hector Clavijo. Helped Santaluces post an 8-4 record and advance to the regional finals of Florida’s 4M playoffs. • Senior Stats: Tallied 12...
The secondary · NC State
- #6Asaad Brown Jr.64 tackles · 2025
- #4King Mack58 tackles · 2025
- #2Ronnie Royal III49 tackles · 2025
- #22Jackson Vick45 tackles · 2025
- #12Caden Gordon4 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology