Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Oklahoma | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs Texas Southern | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 2 | 16 | Season-high 29 yds |
| Total | 3 | 51 | 18.2 | 2 | 22 |
#4
Cash Cheeks
Junior tight end for UTEP. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′7″ · 235 lb · Colorado Springs, CO
Returning to UTEP for 2026
The numbers
51
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 2 TD · 17 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 29 yds, 2 TD, vs Texas Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonCash Cheeks
The receipt on tape: 29 rec yds, 2 receptions against Texas Southern, Week 2, 2026.
51 REC YDS · 3 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026UTEP1-1HC: Scotty Walden · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 25.5 YDS/g, 18.2 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTEP | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 51–10
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UTEP
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · UTEP
Returning around him
- -1% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (21 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTEP · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #102 · 2026 recruiting class #92
The tight end room · UTEP
- #82Judah Ezinwa76 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Cash Cheeks2 games · 2026
- #87Chance Bellno box-score line yet
- #88Benny Okwurano box-score line yet
- #85Jackson Stoner1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · UTEP team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology