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 | 15 | — |
| Target share | 9.1% | — |
| Catch rate | 80.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 60.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 8.4 | — |
| Explosive catches | 6.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 6.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| 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 targeted15 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 |
| 2026 · 4 games | 6.7 | 12 | 126 | 10.5 | 2 | 26 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 12 | 463rd / 1994 |
| Yards | 126 | 544th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 10.5 | 343rd / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 171st / 824 |
| Long | 26 | — |
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 | 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% |
| Season | 3 GS | 365 | 176 (135–246) | 15 | 48% |
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 | 12 | 126 | 2 | 9% | +0.88 |
| Dylan Wade | TE | 8 | 53 | 0 | 15% | -0.03 | ||
| 88 | Grayson Brousseau | TE | SO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | +0.51 |
| 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 →