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Caden Chittenden
- Position:
- Kicker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Faith Lutheran HS / UNLV
2025: Chittenden, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2025 from UNLV, looks to compete for playing time at kicker as a sophomore in 2025. He is a candidate for the 2025 Lou Groza Award. He was named to the 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-America Second Team.
UNLV: Chittenden was one of the nation’s top kickers as a freshman at UNLV in 2024. He won a plethora of awards including being named First Team True Freshman All-American by 247Sports, Second Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic, College Football Network Honorable Mention All-American, College Football Network Freshman Specialist of the Year, College Football Network Freshman Kicker of the Year and Mountain West Freshman of the Year. Chittenden earned placement on the All-Mountain West First Team and was the first freshman from UNLV named to the All-Mountain West First Team since 2006. He was also a semifinalist for the 2024 Lou Groza Award and a three-time Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, as well as a three-time Mountain West Freshman of the Week.
Chittenden shattered the Mountain West and UNLV single-season record for field goals by a freshman (26). He led the nation in scoring among all kickers with 133, which tied for the most in UNLV history. He tied the UNLV record for field goals in a season by making 26-of-33 attempts on the year. He also tied a school record 55-of-56 extra points. He hit a season-long 52-yard field goal in a rainstorm win at San Jose State. Chittenden also handled kickoff duties. He finished the season ranked No. 2 in the nation in field goals per game (1.86), No. 7 in the nation in total points scored among all positions (133) and No. 11 in the nation in scoring (9.5).
HIGH SCHOOL: Chittenden was rated as the nation’s No. 8 kicking prospect by Chris Sailer Kicking.
He was the starting kicker on varsity for 4 seasons (2020-23).
As a senior in 2023, he helped the Crusaders to a state 5A runner-up finish as by making 18-of-22 attempts with a long of 57 yards. He was named to the All-Southern Nevada First Team as both a junior and a senior. Chittenden also handled punting duties for Faith Lutheran and averaged 37.9 yards per attempt in 2023. He was named a Chris Sailer Kicking Second Team All-American. He was also an Adidas All-American Bowl Kicking Finalist and a Polynesian Bowl Kicking Finalist.
As a junior in 2022, he made 17-of-22 field goal attempts, including a 56-yarder, and hit 29-of-30 extra point attempts.
As a sophomore in 2021, he earned placement on the LV Review-Journal Special Teams Top 5.
UNLV: Chittenden was one of the nation’s top kickers as a freshman at UNLV in 2024. He won a plethora of awards including being named First Team True Freshman All-American by 247Sports, Second Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic, College Football Network Honorable Mention All-American, College Football Network Freshman Specialist of the Year, College Football Network Freshman Kicker of the Year and Mountain West Freshman of the Year. Chittenden earned placement on the All-Mountain West First Team and was the first freshman from UNLV named to the All-Mountain West First Team since 2006. He was also a semifinalist for the 2024 Lou Groza Award and a three-time Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, as well as a three-time Mountain West Freshman of the Week.
Chittenden shattered the Mountain West and UNLV single-season record for field goals by a freshman (26). He led the nation in scoring among all kickers with 133, which tied for the most in UNLV history. He tied the UNLV record for field goals in a season by making 26-of-33 attempts on the year. He also tied a school record 55-of-56 extra points. He hit a season-long 52-yard field goal in a rainstorm win at San Jose State. Chittenden also handled kickoff duties. He finished the season ranked No. 2 in the nation in field goals per game (1.86), No. 7 in the nation in total points scored among all positions (133) and No. 11 in the nation in scoring (9.5).
HIGH SCHOOL: Chittenden was rated as the nation’s No. 8 kicking prospect by Chris Sailer Kicking.
He was the starting kicker on varsity for 4 seasons (2020-23).
As a senior in 2023, he helped the Crusaders to a state 5A runner-up finish as by making 18-of-22 attempts with a long of 57 yards. He was named to the All-Southern Nevada First Team as both a junior and a senior. Chittenden also handled punting duties for Faith Lutheran and averaged 37.9 yards per attempt in 2023. He was named a Chris Sailer Kicking Second Team All-American. He was also an Adidas All-American Bowl Kicking Finalist and a Polynesian Bowl Kicking Finalist.
As a junior in 2022, he made 17-of-22 field goal attempts, including a 56-yarder, and hit 29-of-30 extra point attempts.
As a sophomore in 2021, he earned placement on the LV Review-Journal Special Teams Top 5.
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