Cade Haberman
Cade Haberman
Wins his gap play after play. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Northern Illinois. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 62 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 27 | 15 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 15 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 32 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 16–14
at Notre Dame
1 SOLO · 5 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
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.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Rodas Johnson’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Rodas Johnson's senior season at Texas A&M (2024).
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