Caden Crawford holds the RDE · Starter spot in Iowa State Cyclones’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Caden Crawford is a 6'4", 251-pound right defensive end from Lansing, Kansas who redshirted in 2022 at Iowa before seeing limited action in 2023 and 2024. Crawford transferred to South Dakota for the 2025 season, where he played and started all 15 games. He recorded 78 tackles with a team-high 10.5 for loss and led the team with five sacks while adding three quarterback hurries and three pass breakups. Crawford earned Second Team All-MVFC honors and a spot on the MVFC All-Newcomer Team following his lone season with the Coyotes.

Iowa2022 – 2024

South Dakota2025

Iowa State2026 — present