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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 5 | 1669th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 14 | — |
Charting
Where Paterson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Cade Paterson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Duquesne | W 34–0 | 6.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  North Dakota State | L 32–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | @ Nevada | W 36–33 | 6.2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  Navy | W 14–9 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ Northern Illinois | W 28–7 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  UNLV | W 41–31 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Wyoming | L 14–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 |  UConn | W 35–26 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 5 games | 4.6 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 14 | 1856th / 5664 |
| Solo | 12 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Duquesne | ✓ DB | 43 | ~42 (17–43) | 5 | · | 98% |
| Wk 2 · North Dakota State | ✓ DB | 66 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 4 · Nevada | ✓ DB | 66 | ~66 (27–66) | 6 | · | 100% |
| Wk 5 · Navy | — | 48 | ~14 (0–43) | 1 | · | 29% |
| Wk 6 · Northern Illinois | — | 43 | ~10 (0–31) | 1 | · | 23% |
| Wk 7 · UNLV | — | 64 | ~9 (0–28) | 1 | · | 14% |
| Season | 3 GS | 419 | 141 (49–165) | 14 | 1 | 34% |
Position Room
20 DBs on the Air Force roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Max Mustell | DB | SO | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Korey Johnson | DB | JR | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Alexander Perez | DB | SO | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Roger Jones Jr. | DB | JR | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 23 | Cade Paterson | DB | SO | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Ehimen Oyamendan | DB | SO | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Thomas Young | DB | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Mikey Inweh | DB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Jordan Elie-Stuart | DB | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jerome Drain | DB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 4 | Mikhail Seiken | DB | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 7 | Nick Beckwith | DB | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Joseph Kramlich | DB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jaxon Paulsrud | DB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 3 | Kyle Chen | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Jax Gates | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Tyshan Mitchell | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Houston Hendrix | DB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Clayton Hart | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Jayden Malbranche | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Air Force depth chart →