Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Washington | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-34@ Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Kaden Beatty
Junior defensive tackle on Washington State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 287 lb · Chesapeake, VA · Atlantic Shores Christian HS
CFB Index 50 · #144 of 285 interior linemenLow confidence
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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 2
1 TFL · 2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, at Kansas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive tackle on Washington State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2023.
- Transferred from Kent State to Washington State in 2025.
Kaden Beatty
Wins his gap play after play. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Kenni Burns, Jimmy Rogers and Kirby Moore. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Kansas State, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Atlantic Shores Christian School
20255 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Pete Kaligis
Washington State
2025era →
Jimmy Rogers
Washington State
2026era →
Kirby Moore
Washington State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Pete Kaligis, Jimmy Rogers, and Kirby Moore. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kent State0-12HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
2026Washington State0-2HC: Kirby Moore · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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: 1.0 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
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
50 · #144 of 285 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #144 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Washington State | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 19 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jordan Williams’s 2021 season.
Matches Jordan on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Jordan on
Height (lower)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ahmad Poole's freshman season at Missouri State (2025).
77%match
Matches Ahmad on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Ahmad on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kaden Beatty
Background
WASHINGTON STATE RS-SOPHOMORE (2025): Enrolled in January and participated in spring practice...appeared in seven games…recorded seven tackles, shared one sack and batted down one pass…appeared in first five games, missed next five and appeared in final two…made two stops in season-opening win ov...
The defensive line · Washington State
- #10Buddha Peleti7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Paul Hutson III6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Linus Zunk3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #53Soni Finau3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Kaden Beatty0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
22 more on the roster · Washington State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology