Caden Durham

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Caden Durham
No. 29 – LSU Tigers
Position Running back
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born (2006-05-08) May 8, 2006 (age 19) [1]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)
College
  • LSU (2024–present)
Stats at ESPN

Caden Durham (born May 8, 2006) [1] is an American college football running back for the LSU Tigers.

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Early life and high school career

Durham was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and moved to Duncanville, Texas following his freshman year of high school. [2] He attended Duncanville High School where he was a standout performer in football and track. [3] He became the lead running back for the football team in 2022 and ran for 1,960 yards and 36 touchdowns, leading Duncanville to a Class 6A state championship win. [4] Durham was named the most valuable player of the state championship, running for over 100 yards and three touchdowns. [5] As a senior in 2023, he ran for 2,027 yards and 35 touchdowns. [6] A first-team MaxPreps All-American, he was the Class 6A leader in rushing touchdowns and was named the Dallas Morning News All-Area Offensive Player of the Year. [7] Durham led Duncanville to a second consecutive state championship win, being named the offensive MVP after running for over 200 yards and three touchdowns. [8]

In 29 total games played as a junior and senior, Durham ran for 3,987 yards and 72 touchdowns, scoring a touchdown in every one of those games. [7] He also ran for over 100 yards in each of the final 11 playoff games in his Duncanville career, which included seven games of over 200 yards. [7] In addition to being a top football player, Durham also excelled in track and field, winning a state championship on the 4×200 relay team as a junior and then being part of the national record-setting 4×200 relay team as a senior alongside fellow top recruit Dakorien Moore. [4] [9] Ranked a four-star prospect and the number eight running back nationally, he committed to play college football for the LSU Tigers. [10]

College career

In his second collegiate game, Durham ran for 98 yards and scored two touchdowns on 11 rushes against South Carolina. [11] He was named the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week for his performance. [12] Two weeks later, against South Alabama, he ran for 128 yards on seven carries and scored a touchdown. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 @CadenDurham29 (May 8, 2024). "🤞🏾💙" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2026– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Richmond, Chloe (August 28, 2025). "Caden Durham has 'superhuman' talent on and off the football field" . Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ Powers, Greg (April 6, 2023). "Four-Star RB Caden Durham Reflects on Hometown Ties to Oklahoma Sooners and Other Top Choices". Dave Campbell's Texas Football .
  4. 1 2 Riddle, Greg (August 10, 2023). "Duncanville 4-star running back Caden Durham commits to LSU, where he will also run track". Dallas Morning News .
  5. ↑ "Caden Durham". LSU Tigers.
  6. ↑ Buhler, Andy (September 14, 2024). "Caden Durham, former Texas high school football star, has breakout day for LSU Tigers". Sports Illustrated .
  7. 1 2 3 Riddle, Greg (January 25, 2024). "The Dallas Morning News' 2023 Offensive Player of the Year: Duncanville's Caden Durham". Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024– via archive.ph.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ Assimakopoulos, Lia. "Caden Durham propels Duncanville to third state title with three-touchdown performance". Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ Riddle, Greg (May 22, 2024). "Get to know Duncanville's record-setting 4x200 relay team off the track" . Dallas Morning News .
  10. ↑ Nagy, Zack (August 10, 2023). "LSU Football: Tigers Land Commitment From 4-Star RB Caden Durham". Sports Illustrated .
  11. ↑ Darcey, Reed (September 14, 2024). "Caden Durham rescued LSU's offense, giving it new life in crucial win over South Carolina". Nola.com .
  12. ↑ Hummer, Chris (September 15, 2024). "LSU RB Caden Durham is the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week after breakthrough in SEC win at South Carolina". 247Sports .
  13. ↑ Riley, Koki (September 29, 2024). "With Caden Durham, LSU football has potentially found its answer at running back". Nola.com .
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