Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs Miami (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 |
#8
Cade Wolford
Junior wide receiver for Cincinnati. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 195 lb · Jackson, OH · Jackson
Transferred Kent State → Cincinnati for 2026
The numbers
18
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 18 yds, vs Western Carolina
Swing playSwung Kent State from 11% to 35% to win.Kent State at Northern Illinois · 35-31
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior wide receiver for Cincinnati. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2024.
- Transferred from Kent State to Cincinnati in 2026.
Cade Wolford
Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Kenni Burns, Mark Carney and Scott Satterfield. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC. One game to point at: 18 rec yds, 4 receptions against Western Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
18 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2024
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Jackson
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- All-MACthird
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Cincinnati
Played his entire career under Scott Satterfield.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Cincinnati
2025Kent State
2026Cincinnati
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 19 | 509 | 26.8 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 527 | 22.9 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | 43 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 12 | 97 | 53 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 4 | 10 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 107 | 53 | 43 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 62–10
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kent State0-12HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Cincinnati3-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
41.6%
89 pass / 125 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
98 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,801 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big 12 as a junior.
The receiver room · Cincinnati
- #8Cade Wolford509 receiving yards · 2025
- Isaiah Johnson222 receiving yards · 2025
- #11JaVonnie Gibson199 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Elijah Jones17 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Larenzo Fenner3 games · 2026
9 more on the roster · Cincinnati team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology