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Noah Cain
No. 36 – Cincinnati Bengals
Position:Running back
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)
Undrafted:2024
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Noah St. John Cain (born December 17, 2000) is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and for the LSU Tigers.

Early life and high school[edit]

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[edit]

Penn State[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

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

Personal life[edit]

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.[25]

References[edit]

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

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