Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-29@ Ohio | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Kaden Cook
Freshman safety on Jacksonville State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Round Rock, TX · Stony Point HS
Transferred California → Jacksonville State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1881 nationally · Signed with California
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 safety on Jacksonville State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2025.
- Transferred from California to Jacksonville State in 2026.
Kaden Cook
Kaden Cook arrived at Jacksonville State from California. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Ohio, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with California3-star out of Stony Point
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Jacksonville State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Jacksonville State
2025California
2026Jacksonville State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Jacksonville State1-2HC: Charles Kelly · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.2%
79 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–7
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 42-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
With C. Creel — 327 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · 54 rush yds (10 car) · J. Williams — -4 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
Background
PRIOR TO JAX STATE: Redshirted in 2025 at Cal...Consensus 3-star recruit according to On3, 247, ESPN, and Rivals...As a senior at Stony Point, made 54 tackles and two interceptions...Had 47 stops with two forced fumbles as a junior...Brother Cam played running back at Jax State in 2025 and led th...
The secondary · Jacksonville State
- #1Caleb Nix63 tackles · 2025
- #3Tre'Quon Fegans36 tackles · 2025
- #22Jaheim Jenkins21 tackles · 2025
- #7Marc Woods16 tackles · 2025
- #6Kaden Cook2 games · 2026
22 more on the roster · Jacksonville State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology