Caden Curry is a edge rusher and 2026 NFL Draft prospect who played his entire collegiate career with the Ohio State Buckeyes. A native of Greenwood, Indiana, Curry attended Center Grove High School and was rated a four-star recruit and the No. 13 edge rusher nationally in the 2022 class, choosing Ohio State over Alabama, Clemson, Indiana, and Oregon. He enrolled in Columbus wearing jersey No. 97, previously worn by Joey Bosa, Nick Bosa, and Cameron Heyward. After contributing on special teams and in a rotational role during his first three seasons while developing behind future NFL picks Jack Sawyer and JT Tuimoloau, Curry emerged as a full-time starter in 2025 and put together one of the more productive breakout campaigns in the Big Ten. He finished with 66 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries, leading his team in tackles for loss, ranking second in the Big Ten in sacks, and earning First Team All-Big Ten honors as a key contributor on Ohio State's national championship defense.
Standing 6-foot-3 and 260 pounds, Curry is known for a relentless motor that makes him productive regardless of the down or the scheme, a compact power base that allows him to anchor against the run and deliver a bull rush that can compress the pocket, decent ankle flexibility and a solid rip move that help him turn the corner on passing downs, and the discipline and football intelligence to maintain gap integrity on running plays. NFL evaluators project him primarily as a 3-4 defensive end or 5-technique in an even front, where his combination of run-stopping physicality and consistent pass-rush production position him as a rotational contributor with upside to develop into a starting-caliber edge rusher in the right scheme.
