Caden has been a really good quarterback for a while now, and I like his listed size at 6’3 and 220 pounds as a potential college football prospect. This past season, Caden threw for over 2400 yards and had 19 passing touchdowns. Caden was also productive in the running game with 8 rushing touchdowns as well. Looking at the film, Caden stands tall in the pocket with confidence, delivering the ball down the field. I like the touch he shows on the deep ball, and he doesn’t panic when he’s under pressure. That’s an important trait that comes from being a 2-time All-Conference player. I can see Caden picking up some college interest with a strong camp season this summer.

I first had a chance to look at Caden when studying the Erwin matchup against eventual state champion West Charlotte in the 3rd round of the 3A State Playoffs. Caden led Erwin to a number 1 seed in the West Region, which is an incredible feat given the number of impressive teams in that classification this past season. Caden put up a strong season statistically which put him on our radar. Caden finished the season with 2966 yards passing and 35 touchdowns to only 8 interceptions. Caden also rushed for 9 touchdowns on top of that. He is definitely going to be one of the top quarterbacks in the next two years in Western North Carolina.