Caden Piening

TE · #18 · UCF · FR · 6'5" · 245 · Cincinnati, OH

TE depth chart, 2nd

149 2026 receiving yards

16 of 19 2026 catches

2 2026 TDs

1 Explosive plays

10 Career games (5 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	UCF	6	4	16-19	149	9.3	2
2025	UCF	4	1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 24.8 85

Yards per catch 9.3 51

Catch rate 84.2% 78

Receiving TDs 2 80

Around Caden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Alonza Barnett III QB · 344 pass yds · 2g

Duke Watson RB · 483 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

Josh Derry WR · 304 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Waden Charles WR · 199 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL

DayDay Farmer WR · 147 rec yds · 6g

Dylan Wade TE · 53 rec yds · 6g

The situation

UCF 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 12.2% 62

Red zone TD rate 82.8% 91

Line yards per carry 2.0 14

Sack rate allowed 5.7% 51

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	2	2	30	0	1	10%
W2	@ PITT	1	0	0	0	0	3%
W3	GAST	1	0	0	0	0	6%
W4	TCU	2	2	30	1	1	10%
W5	@ HOU	1	1	6	0	0	3%
W6	@ OKST	8	7	60	1	1	20%

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board

#759

Kevin Peay Jr. IOL · Lancaster GT

#759

Jershaun Newton ATH · Clearwater Central Catholic ILL

#762

Caden Piening TE · Anderson UCF

#769

Hezekiah Millender QB · Clarke Central UGA

#769

Marcus James LB · Carl Albert OKLA

TEs in the class

#35

Logan Farrell John Hersey ILL

#36

Kellan Ford Monte Vista ARIZ

#37

Caden Piening Anderson UCF

#38 Aaron Mattingly Green Hill UAB

#39

Noah Fox-Flores Graham-Kapowsin UCLA

2026 · 85th pctile of TEs

Recruit · 76th pctile of class