Cade Uluave

Cade Uluave

Position: LB
Height: 6’1
Weight: 235
Previous School: Cal
Hometown: South Jordan, Utah

  • Played in 34 games for the Cal Bears over three seasons, starting 26 games
  • Started 11 of 12 games in 2025, leading Cal with 100 total tackles, 12.0 TFL, 5 QB hurries
  • Named First-Team All-ACC in 2025
  • Posted 237 career tackles, 21.5 TFL, 6 sacks, 3 INT, 2 FF in three seasons at Cal
  • All-ACC Honorable Mention (2024)
  • First-team Freshman All-American selection (The Athletic, FWAA, College Football News) (2023)
  • Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (2023)
  • Super West Sports Defensive Freshman of the Year (2023)
  • Third-team All-Pac-12 selection (Phil Steele) (2023)
  • A two-way player out of Mountain Ridge HS who registered 154 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks (-41 yards), four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries that he returned for seven yards and one touchdown on defense, while rushing for 1638 yards and 26 touchdowns on 290 carries, and making 20 catches for 164 yards and one touchdown as well as converting one rushing two-point conversion on offense in 24 games over four seasons
  • Earned the Utah Chapter of the National Football Foundation’s Scholar-Athlete Award during his 2021-22 junior academic year
  • Also participated in baseball as well as track and field
  • Son of Kalisi and Kindra Uluave
  • Father played linebacker at Southern Utah
  • Siblings are sister, Chloee, and brother, Cole
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