Sophomore quarterback for Tarleton State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Southlake, TX
CFB Index
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Recruiting
QB recruit
No. 1582 nationally · Signed with Wyoming
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Tarleton State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Kaden Anderson
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Kaden Anderson arrived at Tarleton State from Wyoming. His first career honor landed in 2024: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 363 pass yds, 5 rush yds against McNeese, Week 2, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2024)
1 mention(s)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tarleton State
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jay Sawvel — 7-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 224 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 284 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 264 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Plays / game
0.0
3 games
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–24
at McNeese
363 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 5 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With T. Hines — 141 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · D. Buchannon — 40 AVG · 40 LONG · 1 NO
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-30vs Prairie View A&M | 15/21 | 224 | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | — | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 1 | W 20-13@ Bowling Green | 16/24 | 206 | 2 | 0 | 8.6 | — | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ McNeese | 28/48 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | — | Season-high 363 yds |
| Total | 59/93 | 793 | 5 | 0 | 9.0 | — |
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan Hilinski’s 2022 season.
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joe Pesansky’s path through Florida International.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Sirmon's sophomore season at Central Michigan (2021).
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Player DNA