#8Cade Wolford

WR·Kent State·2025

Cade Wolford is a Vertical Threat WR for Kent State. Cade's 2025 season produced 29.7 total EPA across 39 plays.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.47
Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
Total EPA (value)0.45
Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Cade Wolford's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Rushing

97 Rush yards1 Rush TD12 Carries8.1 Yards/carry

Receiving

19 Receptions509 Rec yards7 Rec TD26.8 Yards/rec

Returns

6 Kick returns53 KR yards0 KR TD

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs WR peers

Efficiency100
Volume20
Explosiveness100
Consistency59
Pass-Down0

Player type

Vertical Threat WR

Elite deep receiver who stretches the field. Wins downfield, commands safety attention, and creates the threat that opens underneath routes.

Downfield threatYAC upsideCreates space for teammates

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency59th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸6 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Peak game: 2.25 EPA/play in Wk 14 vs Northern Illinois (SP+ -17).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Quadree Henderson	Pittsburgh	2016	63	0.530	1.6	33.4
DeAndre Hughes	Air Force	2021	60	0.470	1.3	28.2
Keytaon Thompson	Mississippi State	2017	70	0.460	1.2	32.2
Savion Williams	TCU	2024	56	0.450	1.1	25.2
Bert Emanuel Jr.	Central Michigan	2022	53	0.460	1.6	24.4

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsMerrimack	W21-17	—	2	109	54.5	2	79	2.24
2	@Texas Tech	L14-62	27.6	2	19	9.5	1	16	0.18
3	vsBuffalo	L28-31	-7.5	3	95	31.7	1	43	1.37
4	@Florida State	L10-66	7.2	2	15	7.5	0	9	-0.15
6	@Oklahoma	L0-44	18.3	1	4	4.0	0	4	-0.34
8	@Toledo	L10-45	6.0	3	87	29.0	1	75	1.04
9	vsBowling Green	W24-21	-12.6	2	66	33.0	1	37	0.59
11	@Ball State	L13-17	-23.0	1	11	11.0	0	11	-0.62
12	@Akron	W42-35	-13.9	1	43	43.0	1	43	0.59
13	vsCentral Michigan	L16-28	-8.8	1	16	16.0	0	16	0.34
14	@Northern Illinois	W35-31	-16.7	1	44	44.0	0	44	2.25

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

7.1%

Passing plays

11.8%

Rushing plays

3.3%

Standard downs

6.0%

Passing downs

8.9%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.90
Passing downs: 0.59
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.92 / 0.37

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).