Kaden Shields-Dutton
Kaden Shields-Dutton
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Lunsford → Zach Kittley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 83 | 460 | 5.5 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 95 | 516 | 5.4 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 17 | 108 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 108 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 56–14
vs Florida A&M
35 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 42-point win at home against Florida A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #127
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Israel Abanikanda’s 2021 season.
Matches Israel on
Differs from Israel on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Asim Rose’s path through Kentucky.
Asim Rose
Calvin Turner
Cooper Wallace
Matches Asim on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Israel Abanikanda's sophomore season at Pittsburgh (2021).
Matches Israel on
Differs from Israel on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #949
Peaked at #949 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+721%
Up 721% from first season to most-recent.
Background
Florida Atlantic Sophomore (2025) Handed the rock five times and ended the night with 25 yards on the ground and added a three-yard reception versus Maryland Recorded six carries for a total of 35 yards versus FAMU and scored the Owls first rushing TD of 2025. He was also on the passing end of a...