Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 23 | — |
| Target share | 9.8% | — |
| Catch rate | 65.2% | — |
| Success rate per target | 47.8% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.9 | — |
| Explosive catches | 4.3% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 4.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Piening's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted23 targets charted
Game Log
Caden Piening's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Bethune-Cookman | W 73–6 | 6.5 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | @ Pittsburgh | L 7–12 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  Georgia State | W 44–30 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  TCU | W 21–13 | 7.4 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | @ Houston | L 17–27 | 4.3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | @ Oklahoma State | L 28–42 | 8.6 | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 |  BYU | W 39–31 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 |  Baylor | L 9–41 | 6.4 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.3 | 15 | 159 | 10.6 | 2 | 26 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 15 | 468th / 2089 |
| Yards | 159 | 539th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 26 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Bethune-Cookman | — | 60 | ~28 (13–40) | 2 | · | 47% |
| Wk 2 · Pittsburgh | ✓ TE | 54 | ~19 (9–27) | 1 | · | 35% |
| Wk 3 · Georgia State | ✓ TE | 56 | ~16 (7–23) | 1 | · | 29% |
| Wk 4 · TCU | — | 53 | ~23 (11–33) | 2 | · | 43% |
| Wk 5 · Houston | — | 59 | ~24 (11–34) | 1 | · | 41% |
| Wk 6 · Oklahoma State | ✓ TE | 83 | ~66 (56–80) | 8 | · | 80% |
| Wk 8 · BYU | — | 82 | ~36 (17–51) | 3 | · | 44% |
| Wk 9 · Baylor | — | 67 | ~49 (42–59) | 5 | 1 | 73% |
| Season | 3 GS | 514 | 261 (200–364) | 23 | 1 | 51% |
Position Room
6 TEs on the UCF roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Caden Piening | TE | FR | 15 | 159 | 2 | 9% | +0.47 |
| Dylan Wade | TE | 12 | 87 | 0 | 11% | +0.13 | ||
| 88 | Grayson Brousseau | TE | SO | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3% | +0.96 |
| 47 | Sam Powell | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Dylan Burk | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Brooks Hall | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →