Senior cornerback on North Texas's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 177 lb · Lewisville, TX · Lewisville HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he projects
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Grades highest in speed and play recognition.
The full scouting readRecruiting
CB recruit
No. 1106 nationally · Signed with Baylor
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on North Texas's 2025 roster.
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Caden Jenkins
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Caden Jenkins arrived at North Texas from Baylor. 2023 brought the first one: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Samford — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Eric Morris → Drew Svoboda. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dave Aranda — 16-21 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-38vs Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-7vs Samford | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-27@ Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 36-42@ TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-41@ Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamar Richardson’s 2022 season.
Matches Jamar on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Bellamy's junior season at UCF (2025).
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Player DNA
Prior to UNT: Spent 2023-25 seasons at Baylor … was tabbed as a Second Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic in 2023 … saw action in 31 games with 18 starts across three seasons with the Bears … registered 71 tackles, 11 pass breakups, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries, 2.0 TFLs and...
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