Caden Fordham
American football linebacker
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Caden Fordham is an American football linebacker for the NC State Wolfpack.
| No. 1 – NC State Wolfpack | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
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| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | The Bolles School (Jacksonville, Florida) |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Fordham attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit[by whom?] and committed to play college football for the NC State Wolfpack over offers from other schools such as Louisville, Miami, Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech.[1]
College career
In his first two seasons from 2021 to 2022, Fordham played in 16 games, totaling eight tackles.[2] In the 2023 season, he appeared in all 13 games, notching 53 tackles with four being for a loss and a pass deflection.[3] During the 2024 season, Fordham played in six games before suffering a season-ending knee injury, where he recorded 48 tackles, a sack, two pass deflections, and a fumble recovery.[4][5] In week 11 of the 2025 season, he totaled 15 tackles and the game-sealing interception in an upset win over Georgia Tech.[6] In week 13, Fordham recorded 15 tackles in a victory versus Florida State.[7] In the regular season finale, he tallied 12 tackles and a sack in a win against rival North Carolina.[8] In the 2025 Gasparilla Bowl, Fordham notched 13 tackles with one and a half going for a loss and an interception, and was named the bowl's MVP.[9] He finished the 2025 season totaling 143 tackles with 10.5 being for a loss, three and a half sacks, three pass deflections, two interceptions, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble, earning first-team all-ACC and second-team All-American honors by the Sporting News.[10]
Personal life
Fordham is the son of former NFL offensive tackle Todd Fordham.[11]