Caden Yates holds the LS · Starter spot in Oklahoma State Cowboys’s long snapper room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Caden Yates is a long snapper from Argyle, Texas, who transferred to Oklahoma State from North Texas as a 2026 addition. At UNT, Yates appeared in all 14 games during his 2025 sophomore season as the primary long snapper. He also saw action in 11 games as a freshman in 2024 before redshirting in 2023. In high school, Yates recorded 94 total tackles with 55 solo stops, 6.0 sacks, one forced fumble, and 12.0 tackles for loss, earning honorable mention all-district honors while helping Argyle to a 14-1 record.

North Texasthrough 2025

Oklahoma State2026 — present