EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
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 | — |
Where Cheeks's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ | L 0–51 | 6.0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | W 51–10 | 8.0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | @ | L 17–52 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | L 7–33 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | @ | L 7–61 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | L 13–30 | 7.4 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 23 | |
| 7 | L 11–24 | 6.0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2026 · 5 games | 6.4 | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 3 | 23 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 694th / 1994 |
| Yards | 111 | 605th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 13.9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 93rd / 824 |
| Long | 23 | — |
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 · 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% |
| Season | 6 GS | 411 | 220 (186–266) | 12 | 54% |
7 TEs on the UTEP roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cash Cheeks | TE | JR | 8 | 111 | 3 | 8% | +1.17 |
| 85 | Jackson Stoner | TE | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5% | +0.29 |
| 82 | Judah Ezinwa | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 →