Caden Piening
UCF Knights
68
Depth

Caden Piening

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TEOffenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Caden Piening starting?

Caden Piening is listed 2nd string at TE for UCF Knights.

Caden Piening is listed TE #2 for UCF at 68 OVR.

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Depth at TE · UCF Knights

  1. 1081Dylan WadeStarter
  2. 21868Caden PieningYou
  3. 38857Grayson Brousseau

What's Next

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Anderson, ranked #762 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #762 Natl
Cincinnati, OH
Jersey
#18
Class
RS FR
Height
6'5"
Weight
245 lbs

Caden Piening is currently behind Dylan Wade at TE on the UCF depth chart, a Big 12 team rated 81 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8756
National Rank
#762
High School
Anderson
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 68 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 3WBCUYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
30
AVG
15.0
TD
0

Final W 73-6

Caden Piening's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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