Caden Pinnick holds the QB · Starter spot in Washington State Cougars’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Caden Pinnick is a 6'0", 186-pound quarterback who transferred to Washington State as a redshirt sophomore in January 2026. At UC Davis in 2025, Pinnick appeared in and started 12 games as a redshirt freshman, compiling 240 completions on 345 attempts for 3,206 passing yards and 32 passing touchdowns against 10 interceptions. He added 437 rushing yards across 125 carries with three rushing touchdowns, totaling 3,643 offensive yards and 35 touchdowns on the season. Pinnick earned 2025 Jerry Rice Award finalist honors, FCS Freshman All-American recognition, and Big Sky Freshman of the Year accolades while leading the conference in passing efficiency (172.4) and finishing third nationally in that category.

UC Davis2024 – 2025

Washington State2026 — present