Caden Fordham

Linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #46.

Player facts

Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Linebacker
Number: 46
Born: Oct 21, 2002 (age 23)
Birthplace: Ponte Vedra, FL, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 223 lbs
College: NC State
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 General

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
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Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 4	vs GB	L 17-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Caden Fordham (born October 21, 2002) is an American professional football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buccaneers in 2026.

From Wikipedia’s article on Caden Fordham, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Fordham attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the NC State Wolfpack over offers from other schools such as Louisville, Miami, Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech.

College career

In his first two seasons from 2021 to 2022, Fordham played in 16 games, totaling eight tackles. In the 2023 season, he appeared in all 13 games, notching 53 tackles with four being for a loss and a pass deflection. During the 2024 season, Fordham played in six games before suffering a season-ending knee injury, where he recorded 48 tackles, a sack, two pass deflections, and a fumble recovery. In week 11 of the 2025 season, he totaled 15 tackles and the game-sealing interception in an upset win over Georgia Tech. In week 13, Fordham recorded 15 tackles in a victory versus Florida State. In the regular season finale, he tallied 12 tackles and a sack in a win against rival North Carolina. In the 2025 Gasparilla Bowl, Fordham notched 13 tackles with one and a half going for a loss and an interception, and was named the bowl's MVP. He finished the 2025 season totaling 143 tackles with 10.5 being for a loss, three and a half sacks, three pass deflections, two interceptions, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble, earning first-team all-ACC and second-team All-American honors by the Sporting News.