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#21Cade Wolford
Cade Wolford is a Pass-Catching Back for Kent State. Cade's 2025 season produced 26.8 total EPA across 34 plays.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
11%
projected
band 3%'25 7%18%
Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Rushing
97 Rush yards1 Rush TD12 Carries8.1 Yards/carry
Receiving
19 Receptions509 Rec yards7 Rec TD26.8 Yards/rec
Returns
6 Kick returns53 KR yards0 KR TD
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers
Player type
Pass-Catching Back
Third-down weapon out of the backfield. Routes, hands, and separation in coverage define this role as much as rushing.
3rd-down backReceiving threatPass protection
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency58th %ile · average
Key findings
- ▸Top-10% efficiency among RBs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
- ▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
- ▸5 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Peak game: 2.25 EPA/play in Wk 14 vs Northern Illinois (SP+ -17).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Elite
Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMerrimack | W21-17 | — | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 2 | 2.24 |
| 2 | @Texas Tech | L14-62 | 27.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 3 | vsBuffalo | L28-31 | -7.5 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 1.37 |
| 4 | @Florida State | L10-66 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 0 | -0.15 |
| 6 | @Oklahoma | L0-44 | 18.3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -0.34 |
| 8 | @Toledo | L10-45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 87 | 1 | 1.04 |
| 9 | vsBowling Green | W24-21 | -12.6 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 1 | — |
| 11 | @Ball State | L13-17 | -23.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 0 | -0.62 |
| 12 | @Akron | W42-35 | -13.9 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0.59 |
| 13 | vsCentral Michigan | L16-28 | -8.8 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 14 | @Northern Illinois | W35-31 | -16.7 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 2.25 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
Snap-share proxy
Overall
6.9%
Passing plays
11.4%
Rushing plays
3.3%
Standard downs
6.0%
Passing downs
8.4%
EPA by down type
- Standard downs
- 0.97
- Passing downs
- 0.53
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.97 / 0.36
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).