Kaden Saunders

WR · #7 · Southern Miss · JR · 5'10" · 175 · Columbus, OH

WR-Z depth chart, 2nd

163 2026 receiving yards

10 of 18 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

3 Explosive plays

17 Career games (1 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Southern Miss	5	1	10-18	163	16.3	0
2023	Penn State	12	0	6-10	56	9.3	1

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 32.6 61

Yards per catch 16.3 80

Catch rate 55.6% 30

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Kaden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Landry Lyddy QB · 1,026 pass yds · 6g

Robert Briggs RB · 66 rush yds · 2g

WR-X

Davis Dalton WR · 92 rec yds · 4g

WR-Z AJ Little WR · 271 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL

Mario Sanders WR · 510 rec yds · 6g

TE Preston Kilgore TE · 58 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Southern Miss 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 11.6% 47

Red zone TD rate 71.4% 45

Line yards per carry 2.5 49

Sack rate allowed 5.6% 53

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	RZ opps	Target share
W3	CONN	1	1	8	0	2%
W4	@ TULN	4	2	17	1	13%
W6	@ TROY	9	7	138	0	24%
W7	ARST	4	0	0	0	13%

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#53 Xavier Nwankpa S · Southeast Polk IOWA

#54 Kevin Coleman Jr. WR · St. Mary's

#55

Kaden Saunders WR · Westerville South PSU

#56

Shazz Preston WR · St. James ALA

#57 Tyler Booker OT · IMG Academy ALA

WRs in the class

#5 Tetairoa McMillan Servite ARIZ

#6 Kevin Coleman Jr. St. Mary's

Kaden Saunders Westerville South PSU

Shazz Preston St. James ALA

#9 Antonio Williams Dutch Fork CLEM

2026 · 61th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 98th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.