Before WKU: Madden comes to WKU after spending four seasons at USC, where he appeared in 24 games, including 23 over his final two seasons. He posted nine total tackles, with four coming in 11 games during the 2025 season.
HS/Misc.: Madden prepped at Dutchtown High in Georgia, where he made the 2021 All-Region 4AAAAA First Team as a senior outside linebacker and wide receiver. He didn’t start playing football until his 2020 junior season, but was also on the basketball and track teams at Dutchtown. He had bests of 10.71 in the 100-meter and 22.22 in the 200-meter. He was third in the 100, sixth in the 200 and anchored the winning 400-meter relay squad at the 2020 Georgia Class 5A Championships.
