

Caden Crawford
2025 | Junior Second Team All-Conference (DL) … Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team (DL) … at Iowa State (Aug. 30): Made his first career collegiate start and his South Dakota debut at defensive end … posted six tackles and one of the team’s two TFLs against the Cyclones … at Lamar (Sept. 6): posted a career-best nine tackles and recorded two tackles for loss (0.5 sacks) … vs. Northern Colorado (Sept. 13): posted seven tackles in the overtime win against the Bears with his second-straight game with two tackles for loss (0.5 sacks) … vs. Drake (Sept. 20): had five tackles with a half a sack in the victory … third-straight game with at least a half a sack … at North Dakota State (Sept. 27): posted a season- and career-high nine tackles against the Bison … vs. Murray State (Oct. 4): had three tackles with one tackle for loss in the Dakota Days win … at Northern Iowa (Oct. 18): posted four tackles with two sacks (career-best) against the Panthers … vs. Illinois State (Oct. 25): posted eight tackles in the loss against Illinois State … vs. South Dakota State (Nov. 8): had six tackles in the Interstate Series win over the Jacks … vs. Drake – FCS (Nov. 29): started his FCS Playoff career with a bang, six tackles with 1.5 sacks in the rematch with Drake. 2024 | Sophomore (Iowa) Played in three games for the Hawkeyes ... collected a career-high two tackles and recovered his first-career cumble as the Iowa defense allowed just 189 yards in season-opening 40-0 shutout of Illinois State. 2023 | Redshirt Freshman (Iowa) Saw first-career action in 41-10 win over Western Michigan ... had no statistics. 2022 | Freshman (Iowa) Redshirted ... did not see any game action. High School Earned First Team 4A All-State as a senior ... First Team All-Conference and conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. Personal General studies major at South Dakota.
- SignedUnknown · 9/14/26, 6:24 PMCaden Crawford (DE) signed with an agency
- TransferredPortal · 1/26/26, 2:20 PMCaden Crawford (DE) officially transferred from University of South Dakota to Iowa State University
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State University | 2 | 2 | 57 | -- | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | University of South Dakota | 15 | 15 | 45 | Elite | 78 | 27 | 14 | 30 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | University of Iowa | 3 | 0 | 8 | -- | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | University of Iowa | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 17 | 110 | Elite | 85 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 5.0 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026










