Caden Sterns
Caden Sterns (born November 2, 1999) is an American football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 2, 1999 Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Steele II (Cibolo, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 152 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2021 | |||||||||
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Early years
Sterns attended Steele High School in Cibolo, Texas. Sterns older brother, Jordan, was a star two-way player in high school (2010-2013) and would later play at Oklahoma State University. During his career, Caden had 235 tackles and 11 interceptions. He was selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and won the Pete Dawkins Trophy as the game's MVP.[1] A five-star recruit, Sterns originally committed to play college football at Louisiana State University (LSU) before switching the University of Texas at Austin.[2]
College career
Sterns started all 13 games his true freshman season at Texas in 2018.[3][4] He was the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year and was named a first-team All-Big 12 after recording 62 tackles, four interceptions and one sack.[5][6] Sterns played in nine games his sophomore year in 2019, finishing with 59 tackles and one sack.
On November 30, 2020, Sterns declared for the 2021 NFL Draft and opted out of the remainder of the season.
Professional career
Sterns was drafted in the 5th round, 152nd overall, of the 2021 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. On May 11, 2021, Sterns officially signed with the Broncos.[7]
References
- Zuvanich, Adam (January 7, 2018). "Steele's Sterns shines in All-American Bowl". San Antonio Express-News.
- "The hits keep coming for Texas after flipping LSU commit Caden Sterns". ESPN.com. May 8, 2017.
- Moyle, Nick (August 6, 2018). "Texas freshman safety making the most of his chance". ExpressNews.com.
- Moyle, Nick (September 19, 2018). "Freshman Caden Sterns could be the next great Texas safety". ExpressNews.com.
- As Texas stocks its secondary with safeties, Caden Sterns sets ‘the bar high for myself’/
- Moyle, Nick (January 7, 2019). "Texas safety Caden Sterns named freshman All-American". San Antonio Express-News.
- "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/11/21".