#18
UCF · 2026

Caden Piening

TEFreshman6' 5", 245 lbsCincinnati, OH
UCF Knights2-1 · TDC #41
Snap share
37%
2 of 3 started · likely 20–49%
Receptions
2
991st of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
30
874th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.0
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.17
4 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · +0.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.17
Passing+0.17
1st down+1.04
3rd down-0.71
Standard downs+0.35
Passing downs-0.37
PieningWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down0%
3rd down6%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs2%
PieningWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions2991st / 1676
Yards30874th / 1662
Yards / catch15—
Touchdowns0—
Long18—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Bethune-Cookman—60~28 (13–40)247%
Wk 2 · Pittsburgh✓ TE54~19 (9–27)135%
Wk 3 · Georgia State✓ TE56~16 (7–23)129%
Season2 GS17063 (34–84)437%

Position Room

6 TEs on the UCF roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Dylan WadeTE335012%-0.09
18Caden PieningTEFR23006%+0.17
47Sam PowellTEFR—————
83Dylan BurkTESO—————
87Brooks HallTEFR—————
88Grayson BrousseauTESO———6%-0.74

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. UCF depth chart →