Cincinnati Bearcats · WR RoomWR

#8 Cade Wolford

Class  RS SO/TRFrom  Kent State (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'10" · 195 lbHometown  Jackson, OH · Jackson

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SLOT2

Placement

Backup

Room

Wide Receiver

Experience

3-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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WR room context

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Cade Wolford holds the WR-SL · Backup spot in Cincinnati Bearcats’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-X · StarterJV GibsonStarter

WR-Z · StarterMalachi HenryStarter

WR-SL · StarterIsaiah JohnsonStarter

WR-X · BackupElijah JonesBackup

WR-Z · BackupLarenzo FennerBackup

WR-SL · BackupCade WolfordBackup

Transfer history

2026Kent State→Cincinnati Bearcats

Background & career

Cade Wolford is a redshirt sophomore member of the Cincinnati roster. He is from Jackson, OH and attended Jackson. He joined the program as a transfer from Kent State. He was rated a 3-star recruit in the 2024 class.

Kent State2024 – 2025

Cincinnati2026 — present

Previous schoolKent StateRecruiting3-star · No. 2471 nationalOriginJackson, OH · JacksonAlso playsKR1 · PR1