Noah Cain

Noah Cain
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-17) December 17, 2000 (age 23)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:IMG Academy
College:Penn State (2019–2021)
LSU (2022–2023)
Position:Running back
Undrafted:2024
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Noah St. John Cain (born December 17, 2000) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and for the LSU Tigers and signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2024.

Early life and high school

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Cain grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended high school at John H. Guyer High School in Denton, Texas[1] before transferring to the powerhouse IMG Academy.[2] During Cain's junior season, he rushed for 461 yards on 72 carries, while also hauling in 12 receptions for 230 yards, and totaling eight touchdown on the season.[3] Coming out of high school, Cain was rated as a four star recruit, the 7th running back, and the 107th overall prospect in the 2019 recruiting class.[4] Additionally, Cain held offers from schools such as Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and Penn State.[5] Ultimately, Cain decided to commit to play college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.[6][7]

College career

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Penn State

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During Cain's freshman season in 2019, he would rush for 443 yards and eight touchdowns.[8] However during the 2020 season in week one versus Indiana, after rushing three times for 13 yards on the Nittany Lions first drive, Cain would go down with a season ending injury.[9][10] During the 2021 season, Cain would rush 106 times for 350 yards and three touchdowns.[11] After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Cain decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[12][13]

LSU

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Cain decided to transfer to play for the LSU Tigers.[14][15] In Cain's first season, with LSU in 2022 he rushed for 409 yards and ten touchdowns on 76 carries while also hauling in nine receptions for 76 yards.[16] His ten touchdowns led the LSU running backs in 2022.[17] During the 2023 season, Cain rushed 37 times for 181 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching one pass for six yards and a touchdown.[18] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Cain decided to declare for the 2024 NFL draft.[19][20]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m) 		221 lb
(100 kg) 		30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.71 s 1.65 s 2.72 s 4.71 s 7.41 s 30.5 in
(0.77 m)		 9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		 23 reps
All values from Pro Day[21]

Cincinnati Bengals

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After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Cain signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent.[22][23][24] On August 23, Cain was released by the Bengals.[25]

Personal life

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Cain's cousin, Michael Clayton, played football at LSU and in the NFL for eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Giants.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Florek, Michael; Boedeker, Adam (January 5, 2017). "Denton Guyer RB Noah Cain, one of the top players in 2019 Class, announces transfer to IMG Academy". Dallas News. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Toppmeyer, Blake (December 19, 2018). "Noah Cain signs with Penn State; can UT Vols land Eric Gray?". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Moyer, Josh. "4-star RB Noah Cain commits to Penn State, becomes Nittany Lions' 2nd top-10 back in class". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Blum, Sam (December 19, 2018). "Auburn RB target Noah Cain commits to Penn State". AL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  5. ^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 19, 2018). "No. 68 ranked prospect, RB Noah Cain, commits to Penn State". ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Snyder, Audrey (December 19, 2018). "Penn State's signing of Noah Cain speaks volumes about recruiting status". The Athletic. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Hockensmith, Dustin (December 20, 2018). "Penn State recruit Noah Cain started his day as a Texas lean; Linebacker U lull is ending, and more". PennLive.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Gershon, Aaron (April 29, 2024). "Bengals signing RB Noah Cain and TE Cam Grandy as UDFAs". Cincy Jungle. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  9. ^ Sallee, Barrett (October 27, 2020). "Penn State RB Noah Cain out for remainder of 2020 season as Nittany Lions suffer another backfield setback". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Wagner, Jonathan (September 3, 2021). "Penn State excited to add Noah Cain back to the backfield this season". On3.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  11. ^ Snyder, Audrey (January 12, 2022). "Penn State running back Noah Cain enters transfer portal: Source". The Athletic. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  12. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (January 12, 2022). "Junior running back Noah Cain elects to leave Penn State football program, enter transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  13. ^ Fletcher III, James (January 12, 2022). "Penn State running back opts to enter transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  14. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (January 14, 2022). "Former Penn State Nittany Lions running back Noah Cain to transfer to LSU Tigers". ESPN. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  15. ^ Riley, Koki (August 5, 2022). "LSU football transfer Noah Cain back 'home' as Louisiana native". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  16. ^ "Noah Cain 2022 Game Log". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Alexander, Wilson (April 3, 2023). "There's a side effect to LSU's thin running back depth — more reps for Noah Cain". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  18. ^ "Noah Cain 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  19. ^ Smith, Kaiden (January 8, 2024). "LSU running back Noah Cain declares for 2024 NFL Draft". On3.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  20. ^ Alexander, Wilson (January 8, 2024). "LSU has lost another running back, this time to the NFL draft". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  21. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Noah Cain College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  22. ^ Diaz, Cory (April 28, 2024). "These LSU football players signed undrafted free agent deals after 2024 NFL Draft". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  23. ^ Alenstein, Lyle (April 28, 2024). "Former Penn State running back Noah Cain inks deal with Cincinnati Bengals". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  24. ^ "Bengals Sign 14 College Free Agents". Bengals.com. May 10, 2024.
  25. ^ "Bengals roster moves". Bengals.com. August 23, 2024.
  26. ^ Jackson, Devin (January 13, 2022). "Former Penn State running back announces transfer to LSU". The Advocate. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
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