Caden Jenkins is a cornerback at North Texas who has not played in North Texas's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Baylor.
North Texas lists 23 defensive backs this season.
North Texas is 6-2. Next: vs Rice, Sat Nov 7.
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Arrived at North Texas from Baylor. The first one came in 2023: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Samford — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
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| 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@ No. 21 Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
30%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
10tackles this season10 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Dave Aranda — 16-21 over that span.
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
Dave Aranda
Pass share
55.5%
510 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
76.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Honored in a first season.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Aranda and Neal Brown.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
