Honors
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2023
2024
Played in 9 games with 8 starts at left tackle in his second season with the Bears ... Helped Bears eclipse 5,000 total yards and 400 points for just the fourth time in team history while producing the third-most first downs (259) in Bears history ... Helped anchor No. 4 passing offense in the nation (306.2 ypg) and No. 4 team in FCS in pass efficiency (169.98).
2023
Played in all 11 games during his first season at MoState with 10 starts ... Made his first start as a Bear at UT Martin (9/9/23) in the first of five consecutive starts at right guard ... Started the last five games of the campaign at right tackle ... Helped Bears rack up a school-record 3,303 passing yards on the season which ranked 5th nationally, to go along with 400.8 total yards per game which ranked 25th.
Ole Miss
Spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons in Oxford under coach Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss ... Did not play in any games during the 2022 season and redshirted in 2021.
High School
Prepped for coach Cody Moore at Braswell High in Little Elm, Texas, where he was rated as a three-star prospect by all major recruiting services and the No. 57 offensive tackle in the nation ... Named to
Dallas Morning News’ top 100 (No. 41) and No. 5 offensive lineman ... Earned 5A District 7 first-team all-district honors for the Bengals as a junior ... Selected to the final ballot for the Whataburger Super Team ... Named to the Denton-area All-Decade Team by the Denton Record Chronicle ... Had recruiting offers from Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, LSU and Arizona State, in addition to Ole Miss.Â
Personal
Erick Johnathan Cade was born 8/1/02 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Son of Richard and Erica Cade of Kansas City ... Has two brothers, Jaxson and C.J., and a sister, Ricee ... Majoring in Communication Studies.
