Is Caden Piening starting?
Caden Piening is the projected starter at TE for UCF Knights.
Redshirt freshman · #18 · 6'5", 245 lbs
See full UCF Knights depth chart ›Depth at TE · UCF Knights
- 11877Caden PieningStarter
- 2077Dylan Wade
- 38860Grayson Brousseau
- 48352Dylan Burk
- 58447Thomas Wadsworth
UCF Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- WR-X
- WR-Z
- WR-SL
- TECaden PieningThis player
- LT
- LG
- C
- RG
- RT
Top tight ends in the Big 12
Up next for UCF
UCF plays Kansas away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:45 PM ET.
At 6'5", 245 lbs, Caden Piening plays for a UCF team rated 71 overall in the Big 12.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8756
- National Rank
- #762
- High School
- Anderson
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
Why this rating?
On a 79-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 77 after 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
Oct 30LBAYYDS 24
- REC
- 2
- YDS
- 24
- AVG
- 12.0
- TD
- 0
Final L 41-9
Oct 24WBYUYDS 9
- REC
- 1
- YDS
- 9
- AVG
- 9.0
- TD
- 0
Final W 39-31 2OT
Oct 10LOKSTYDS 60
- REC
- 7
- YDS
- 60
- AVG
- 8.6
- TD
- 1
Final L 42-28
Oct 3LHOUYDS 29
- REC
- 5
- YDS
- 29
- AVG
- 5.8
- TD
- 0
Final L 27-17
Sep 26WTCUYDS 30
- REC
- 2
- YDS
- 30
- AVG
- 15.0
- TD
- 1
Final W 21-13
Sep 3WBCUYDS 30
- REC
- 2
- YDS
- 30
- AVG
- 15.0
- TD
- 0
Final W 73-6
| OPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | LBAY | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | WBYU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | LOKST | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | LHOU | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | WTCU | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | WBCU | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 |
Caden Piening's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.