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 | 9 | — |
| Target share | 12.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 55.6% | — |
| Yards per target | 8.9 | — |
| Explosive catches | 11.1% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 11.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Cheeks's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted14 targets charted
Game Log
Cash Cheeks'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 | Defense | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Oklahoma | L 0–51 | 6.0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Texas Southern | W 51–10 | 8.0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 2 | 16 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | @ Michigan | L 17–52 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Oregon State | L 7–33 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | @ New Mexico | L 7–61 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 6 |  Nevada | L 13–30 | 7.4 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 23 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 |  San José State | L 11–24 | 6.0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 17 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 | @ North Dakota State | L 7–31 | 5.1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.2 | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 9 | 761st / 2089 |
| Yards | 118 | 683rd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 23 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| 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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Oklahoma | ✓ TE | 56 | ~36 (17–51) | 2 | · | · | 64% |
| Wk 2 · Texas Southern | ✓ TE | 54 | ~40 (34–48) | 2 | · | · | 74% |
| Wk 4 · Oregon State | ✓ TE | 65 | ~38 (18–54) | 1 | · | · | 58% |
| Wk 5 · New Mexico | ✓ TE | 54 | · | · | · | · | — |
| Wk 6 · Nevada | ✓ TE | 51 | ~40 (34–48) | 3 | · | · | 78% |
| Wk 7 · San José State | ✓ TE | 84 | ~66 (56–80) | 4 | · | · | 79% |
| Wk 9 · North Dakota State | — | 50 | ~32 (15–46) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 64% |
| Season | 6 GS | 461 | 252 (215–301) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 55% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the UTEP roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cash Cheeks | TE | JR | 9 | 118 | 3 | 8% | +1.04 |
| 82 | Judah Ezinwa | TE | SR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +1.26 |
| 85 | Jackson Stoner | TE | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5% | +0.29 |
| 84 | Jamal Frilot | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Chance Bell | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Benny Okwura | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Johan Camacho | 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. UTEP depth chart →