Freshman defensive end on North Alabama's 2025 roster.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Elba, AL
Recruiting
EDGE recruit
No. 2281 nationally · Signed with Georgia State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman defensive end on North Alabama's 2025 roster.
Cayden Adkins
Cayden Adkins arrived at North Alabama from Georgia State. The receipt: 3 tackles against SE Louisiana — Week 2, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Alabama
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-10vs Samford | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 1 | L 14-31@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | L 25-30@ SE Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-20vs Alcorn State | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 5.5 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 38–20
vs Alcorn State
1 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
With X. Johnson — 75 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · D. Wade — 296 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 37 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Season context · Team result + system
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Plays / game
0.0
4 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
27 dropbacks · PBP