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Name: Caden Pinnick
College: California-Davis
Number: 12
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200
Position: Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rFr/2029
40 Low: 4.73 40 Time: 4.78 40 High: 4.86
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Data Scout Notes: X-rFr-2029/Future Recheck/QB1 on Team in 25/71%-24-8 in 25 **2025: ROYC/HMC
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Caden Pinnick, California-Davis, Player News
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2025 BIG SKY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Caden Pinnick, QB, UC Davis,...This year's Freshman of the Year was a unanimous selection, as Pinnick played like a veteran all season long for the Aggies. In conference play, Pinnick racked up 294.6 passing y ards per game and tossed 18 touchdowns, which led all other Big Sky quarterbacks during that stretch. Pinnick becomes the third Aggie to win Freshman of the Year honors, but the first to win on the offensive side of the ball, as he joins Nick Eaton (2019 ) and Chubba Maae (2020). - Big Sky Football
(DS#33 QB) rFr/2029  QB Caden Pinnick, California-Davis
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Caden Pinnick threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns and UC Davis held on downs at its 27 in the closing seconds to win the 71st Causeway Classic 31-27 over Sacramento State on Saturday. The game was billed as a winner-take-all for a berth in the FCS pla yoffs with the Aggies (8-3, 6-2 Big Sky Conference), ranked 14th in the coaches' poll, holding off the rival Hornets (7-5, 5-3). Pinnick floated a perfect 30-yard pass to Samuel Gbatu for the go-ahead touchdown with 6:14 to play.The Aggies led 14- 0 after one quarter on a pair of short touchdown runs by Jordan Fisher. Then the Hornets scored touchdowns on four-straight possessions, aided by a pair of fumble recoveries, to lead 27-17 entering the fourth quarter. Rodney Hammond Jr., who had 140 yard s on 22 carries, scored a pair of touchdowns for Sacramento State, Jamar Curtis, who had 105 yards, ran for a score and quarterback Cardell Williams had a rushing touchdown. Williams was 3 of 9 passing for 17 yards. Pinnick hit Fisher with a 3-yard touch down to cap a 75-yard drive. After an interception, the Aggies missed a potential tying field goal. Then, the Hornets turned it over on downs at the Davis 39 and Pinnick cashed in. Pinnick was 24 of 30 with Gbatu catching seven for 127 yards. - AP Colleg e Football
(DS#33 QB) rFr/2029 QB Caden Pinnick, California-Davis
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Caden Pinnick threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to guide UC Davis to a 35-14 victory over Idaho on Saturday night. Pinnick staked UC Davis (7-2, 5-1 Big Sky Conference) to a 14-0 first-quarter lead with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Ian Sim pson and an 8-yarder to Samuel Gbatu Jr. Joshua Wood capped a two-play drive drive when he fired a 68-yard scoring strike to Michael Graves as Idaho (4-6, 2-4) pulled within 14-7 just 11 seconds into the second quarter. Pinnick scored on a 22-yard run to finish off a 10-play, 94-yard drive with 2:17 left for a 21-7 advantage at halftime.Pinnick's 3-yard scoring toss to Stacy Dobbins was the lone score in the third quarter. Wood connected with Graves again for a 35-yard touchdown and the Vandals c ut it to 28-14 with 11:35 left to play. Wood drove Idaho to a first-and-goal at the 10-yard line with 2:46 remaining, but Jayden Stanley intercepted his fourth-down pass to end the threat. Pinnick finished with 248 yards on 21-for-27 passing with two int erceptions. Gbatu had seven receptions for 110 yards and Jordan Fisher rushed for 103 yards on 21 carries. Wood made good on 20 of 38 passes for 297 yards with an interception. Graves caught three passes for 112 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#33 QB) rFr/2029 QB Caden Pinnick, California-Davis
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WEEK 7 BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caden Pinnick, UC Davis (QB, R-Fr., Loomis, Calif.),...For the second-straight week Caden Pinnick threw for over 300 yards on his way to leading No. 6 UC Davis to a 45-24 victory over No. 14 Northern Arizona, moving the Aggies to 3-0 in Big Sky play. Pinnick finished the night completing 25-of-29 passes for 348 yards and five passing touchdowns. The five passing touchdowns were the most thrown by an Aggie in a single game since 2018. The 86.2% completion perc entage marks the second-straight week the freshman has completed at least 80% of his passes in a game. On the national stage, Pinnick's five passing touchdowns are tied for the second most in the FCS this season. Pinnick's 243.9 passing efficiency is the highest of the season in the Big Sky for a single game and ranks as the 13th highest of the season in the FCS. Pinnick has now won conference weekly honors three times this season, all coming in consecutive weeks. The three-straight offensive weekly hon ors are the most for a Big Sky player since Dalton Sneed won three consecutive honors during the 2019 season. Others Nominated for Big Sky Football Player of the Week, Offense: Elii Gillman (UM), Justin Lamson (MSU), Eric Gibson (UNC), Cardell Williams ( SAC). - Big Sky Football
(DS#33 QB) rFr/2029 QB Caden Pinnick, California-Davis
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Freshman Caden Pinnick threw three of his season-high five touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and UC Davis pulled away for a 45-24 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday night. Hunter Ridley kicked a 42-yard field goal midway through the first qua rter to put UC Davis (5-1, 3-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 6 in the FCS coaches poll, up 3-0. Ty Pennington connected with Kolbe Katsis for a 20-yard touchdown on the final play of the quarter and Northern Arizona (4-3, 1-2) took a 7-3 lead. Pinnick fired a 31-yard touchdown pass to Samuel Gbatu Jr. midway through the second quarter and the Aggies took a 10-7 lead into halftime.Jordan Fisher scored on a 59-yard run two plays into the third quarter to push the Aggies' lead to 10, but Quran Gos sett answered with a 7-yard scoring run to cut it to 17-14. Pinnick fired a 50-yard scoring strike to Carter Vargas for a 10-point advantage, but Samuel Hunsaker's field goal cut it to 24-17 heading to the fourth quarter. Pinnick hit Gbatu for a 4-yard s core before adding touchdown throws to Stacy Dobbins and Mitchell Dixon covering 10 and 7 yards, respectively, to help the Aggies pull away. Pinnick completed 25 of 29 passes for a season-high 348 yards. Gbatu had seven receptions for 114 yards and Fishe r added 104 yards on 14 rushes. Pennington totaled 245 yards on 18-for-28 passing for the Lumberjacks. Isaiah Eastman had eight catches for 135 yards. Gossett carried eight times for 66 yards and two scores. - AP College Football
(DS#33 QB) rFr/2029 QB Caden Pinnick, California-Davis
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WEEK 6 BIG SKY CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caden Pinnick, UC Davis (QB, R-Fr., Loomis, Calif),...Caden Pinnick had the best night of his young career in the 34-27 win over Cal Poly for No. 7 UC Davis. The redshirt freshman led the offense all night, including scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter that allowed the Aggies to pull away from their rivals to retain the Golden Horseshoe. Pinnick went 21-for-26 for 313 yards and tossed three touchdowns, while adding 60 yards on the ground and another sc ore to finish the night with 373 total yards of offense and four touchdowns. Pinnick recorded career-highs in completion percentage (80%), total yards (373), passing yards (313) and total touchdowns (4) in the win over Cal Poly. The weekly honors are the second of the year for Pinnick. Others Nominated for Big Sky Football Player of the Week, Offense: Nate Bell (EWU), Jordan Cooke (ISU), Justin Lamson (MSU), John-Keawe Sagapolutele (PSU). - Big Sky Football
(DS#33 QB) rFr/2029 QB Caden Pinnick, California-Davis
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WEEK 5 BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caden Pinnick, UC Davis (QB, R-Fr., Loomis, Calif),...Quarterback Caden Pinnick led UC Davis to a 34-12 victory over Weber State, with the redshirt freshman racking up over 300 yards of offense and three touch downs in the Big Sky opener. Pinnick connected on 16-of-27 passes for 288 yards, while rushing for 48 yards on the ground against the Wildcats. Pinnick threw touchdown passes of 85 and 57 yards, while rushing in a two-yard touchdown to round out his scor ing plays. The weekly conference honor for Pinnick is the first of the season for the redshirt freshman. Others Nominated, Offense: Tyrei Washington (CP), Dason Brooks (ISU), Michael Wortham (UM), Justin Lamson (MSU), Quran Gossett (NAU), Eric Gibson (UN C), Sagapolutele John-Keawe (PSU). - Big Sky Football
(DS#33 QB) rFr/2029 QB Caden Pinnick, California-Davis
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Caden Pinnick threw two touchdown passes, Jordan Fisher and Carter Vargas both ran for two scores and UC Davis pulled away in the second half to beat Southern Utah 50-34 Saturday night. Pinnick connected with Mitchell Dixon for an 8-yard touchdown and Va rgas added touchdown runs of 23 and 47 yards as the Aggies (2-1) turned a two-point lead midway through the third quarter into a 50-27 advantage with 9:29 left to play.Zach Jones ran 11 yards for a score and Pinnick hit tight end Winston Williams for a 10-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead. Bronson Barron connected with Gabe Nunez for a 28-yard touchdown to cut it to 14-7 after one quarter and then hit Braedon Wissler for a 15-yard score to tie it 14-14 with 7:01 left in the second. Fisher scored on a 6-yard run and Dylan Mauro ran in the two-point conversion to put UC Davis up 22-14 with six minutes left in the half. Joshua Dye scored on an 8-yard run but the two-point pass failed and the Thunderbirds (1-3) trailed 22-20 at halftime. - AP College F ootball
(DS#33 QB) rFr/2029 QB Caden Pinnick, California-Davis
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WEEK 1 FCS NATIONAL FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caden Pinnick, UC Davis, QB, R-Fr., 6-0, 200,...Pinnick's strong performance against Mercer in Week 0 was wiped out when inclement weather caused the game to be declared a "no contest," so he went out and threw three touchdown passes as UC Davis scored the final 24 points of a 31-24 win at Utah Tech. Pinnick, who has replaced 2024 FCS passing yardage leader Miles Hastings, finished 21 of 31 for 253 yards and one interception. Honorable Mention: Xai'Shaun Edwards, RB, Houston Christian; Chase Hatton, S, Marist; Dallin Havea, LB, Utah Tech; Andrew Indorf, QB, Towson; Lamont Lester Jr., DL, Monmouth; Tre Page III, RB, Tarleton State - Stats Perform FCS
(DS#33 QB) rFr/2029 QB Caden Pinnick, California-Davis
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