2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | NC State#64 · 3-3 | 1 | 2% |
| 2025 | NC State#42 · 8-5 | 2 | 9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Caden Gordon's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Caden Gordon's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ | L 8–34 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 | W 73–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 3 | @ | L 31–35 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | W 41–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 5 | W 31–28 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 6 | L 14–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 2026 · 1 game | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 · Louisville | 56 | ~6 (0–19) | 1 | 11% |
| Season | 362 | 6 (0–19) | 1 | 2% |
23 DBs on the NC State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brian Nelson II | CB | SR | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Jackson Vick | CB | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Ronnie Royal III | S | JR | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 4 | King Mack | S | SR | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Jaren Sensabaugh | CB | JR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Brody Barnhardt | S | JR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tristan Teasdell | S | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Ty White | DB | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 6 | Asaad Brown Jr. | CB | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jamel Johnson | CB | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Pluto Surratt | S | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 12 | Caden Gordon | CB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 21 | Chino Aguirre | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Jordyn Best | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Tate | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | ||
| 8 | Isaiah Crowell | CB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Ondre Evans | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Dy'Lan Johnson | CB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Jordan Jackson | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Tristen Hill | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | DJ Dillard | CB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Tristan Clapp | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Hampton Roderick | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. NC State depth chart →