Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#25
Caden VerMaas
Freshman defensive end on Rice's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Omaha, NE · Millard North
Transferred Nebraska → Rice for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 5 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Houston Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive end on Rice's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nebraska in 2025.
- Transferred from Nebraska to Rice in 2026.
Caden VerMaas
Nebraska to Rice — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Houston Christian, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Nebraska3-star out of Millard North
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rice
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Rice
2025Nebraska
2026Rice
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–3
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · C. Durkin — 54 AVG · 54 LONG · 1 NO
Game log
Background
Transfer from Nebraska who saw action in a pair of games while retaining his redshirt. Nebraska 2025 Made his debut against Akron on special teams and also saw action vs. Houston Christian. Millard North High School First-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-State selection as a senior, as well as sec...
The defensive line · Rice
- #57Aquantis Clemmons3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Chibby Nwajuaku3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Luca Akirtava2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Jo Chavez1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #25Caden VerMaas2 games · 2026
14 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology