Pittsburgh · L 7-12
No catches.
Georgia State · W 44-30
No catches.
Piening has catches in 6 of UCF’s 8 games: none against Pittsburgh and Georgia State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
5 stories in the last 60 days, from 5 outlets.
Caden Piening
One game to point at: 60 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Oklahoma State — Week 6, 2026.
159 receiving yards · 15 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 5 outlets
UCF Football Midseason Grades: Caden Piening Emerges as Dylan Wade Searches for Consistency
247Sports Oct 20 · 1 outlet
FOX SportsKeyone Jenkins finds Caden Piening for 19-yard TD, giving UCF lead over TCUSep 26
Daytona Beach News-JournalUCF's Caden Piening carries 2 defenders into end zone for 1st career TD - Daytona Beach News-JournalSep 26from 6 outlets
UCF Football Midseason Grades: Caden Piening Emerges as Dylan Wade Searches for Consistency
247Sports Oct 20 · 1 outlet
FOX SportsKeyone Jenkins finds Caden Piening for 19-yard TD, giving UCF lead over TCUSep 26Daytona Beach News-JournalUCF's Caden Piening carries 2 defenders into end zone for 1st career TD - Daytona Beach News-JournalSep 26247Sports
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Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Against Baylor on Oct. 30: 2 catches for 24 yards, 0 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 6 games drawn here: 15 catches for 159 yards. UCF has thrown to him 21 times in 200 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 15 | 159 | 10.6 | 2 | 26 |
| Career | 15 | 159 | 10.6 | 2 | 26 |
Last game (Wk 9): 24 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-13vs TCU | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-27@ No. 20 Houston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-42@ No. 18 Oklahoma State | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 60 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 39-31vs No. 2 BYU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-41vs Baylor | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 15 | 159 | 10.6 | 2 | 26 |
Week 6 · 2026
L 28-42
7 rec · 60 yds · 1 TD
With K. Jenkins — 265 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 76.6 · 13 rush yds (10 car) · A. Bertrams — 39 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
541st in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2310% of team targetsCatch rate
65%15 of 23 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 23 targets · 10% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 23.2 | 12.8 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 33.0 | 7.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 31.5 | 11.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 16.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
48.3%
248 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
280 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #67 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
