Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Kaden Mcfadden
Junior safety on TCU's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Texarkana, TX · Pleasant Grove High School
Returning to TCU for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1297 nationally · Signed with TCU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on TCU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2024.
Kaden Mcfadden
Third year in the TCU secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Grambling — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
TCU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
TCU
Played his entire career under Sonny Dykes.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 19-9 over that span.
2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026TCU1-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (10th 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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Sonny Dykes
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · TCU
Returning around him
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #47
Background
AT TCU 2025 | SOPHOMORE (13/0) Played in all 13 games … posted two tackles against Baylor … recorded two stops during the game against Colorado … had a season-high three tackles during the season opener against North Carolina. 2024 | FRESHMAN (13/0) Played in all 13 games, primarily on special te...
The secondary · TCU
- #2Jamel Johnson96 tackles · 2025
- #10Jacob Fields90 tackles · 2025
- #12Kalen Carroll49 tackles · 2025
- #1Vernon Glover41 tackles · 2025
- #18Kaden Mcfadden10 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · TCU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology