Former defensive back at Tennessee. 2023: 3 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 19 tackles.
6′1″ · 197 lb · River Rouge, MI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former defensive back at Tennessee. 2023: 3 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 19 tackles.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 2722 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonKamal Hadden
Erases the deep middle of the field. Kamal Hadden arrived at Tennessee from Auburn. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Florida, Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tennessee, 78 tackles — drafted at #211 overall by Kansas City.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Josh Heupel.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Kansas CityEntering 3rd NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Josh Heupel — 27-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (96th percentile). Strength: interceptions (88th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023
W 20–13
vs Texas A&M
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With J. Milton III — 100 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 63.1 · 34 rush yds (8 car) · J. Ross — 40 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-13vs Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-13vs Austin Peay | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-29@ Florida | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-20vs South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-13vs Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-34@ Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Eric Rogers’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Eric Rogers's junior season at Rutgers (2023).
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Player DNA