Caden Creel
Caden Creel
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 130 | 211 | 61.6% | 1,514 | 7.2 | 9 | 4 | 132.2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 130 | 211 | 61.6% | 1,514 | 7.2 | 9 | 4 | 132.2 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 182 | 1,075 | 5.9 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 182 | 1,075 | 5.9 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 29–27
at Sam Houston
129 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 41.2 · 132 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
- 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Broc Lowry’s 2025 season.
Matches Broc on
Differs from Broc on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Drew Pyne’s path through Bowling Green.
Matches Drew on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Chandler Rogers's freshman season at UL Monroe (2021).
Differs from Chandler on
Player DNA
Players who play like Caden Creel
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #358
Peaked at #358 this season.
Background
JAX STATE CAREER: 2023: Redshirted for the Gamecocks as a freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for head coach Tim Carter at Fairhope High School in Fairhope, Ala…as a senior in 2022, racked up 3,008 total yards – fifth among seniors in the state of Alabama – to earn First Team All-State honors from the...