Former tight end at UTSA. 2024: 13 catches, 141 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′4″ · 265 lb · San Antonio, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 2508 nationally · Signed with UTSA
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at UTSA. 2024: 13 catches, 141 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Oscar Cardenas
Is the first read once you cross the 20. This is his fifth year in the same receiving corps at UTSA. All-AAC in 2024 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 38 rec yds, 2 receptions against Kennesaw State — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at UTSA, 1,138 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 46-20 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (13th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 29.7 | 18.7 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 20.4 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-16vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 35 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 7-56@ Texas | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-7vs Houston Christian | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-30@ East Carolina | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-29@ Rice | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-24vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-46@ Tulsa | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 13 | 141 | 12.4 | 3 | 35 |
Play style
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Zach Horton’s 2024 season.
Matches Zach on
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hayden Hatten’s path through Idaho.
Hayden Hatten
Matches Hayden on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tanner Arkin's graduate season at Illinois (2025).
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Player DNA