Caden Sullivan: LB · App State · #26.
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Caden Sullivan
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the same linebacker corps at App State. One game to point at: 9 tackles against East Carolina — Week 3, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs East Tennessee State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-66@ No. 25 Clemson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-19@ East Carolina | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 14-48vs South Alabama | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-52@ Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-26vs Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-29@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups35 tackles · 1 for loss.
3 seasons under Shawn Clark — 20-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
51.1%
392 pass / 375 run
Plays / game
69.7
11 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #472 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at App State, 116 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Shawn Clark.
