Ryan Carden

TE · Texas State 2015 · #84

Last confirmed: Texas State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · San Diego, CA · Mt. San Antonio College

Ryan Carden: TE · Texas State · #84.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Farrod GreenMississippi State · 2016 · 93% season match
Mik'Quan DeaneWestern Kentucky · 2017 · 89% season match
Larry PettisLouisiana · 2014 · 78% season match
Marcus SmithNorth Texas · 2015 · 78% season match
Gus WalleyMississippi State · 2015 · 73% season match

Ryan Carden

TE · Texas State · #84

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at Texas State. A game that shows it: 61 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Georgia State — Week 11, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Texas State in the news

Former Texas State coach Dennis Franchione diesOct 6

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Texas State	25	243	9.7	0
2014	Texas State	13	196	15.1	1
Career		38	439	11.6	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 16-59@ No. 10 Florida State	3	12	4.0	6
Wk 3	L 50-56vs Southern Miss	2	26	13.0	15
Wk 4	L 14-59@ Houston	5	43	8.6	17
Wk 6	L 27-49@ Louisiana	1	6	6.0	6
Wk 8	W 36-18vs South Alabama	2	12	6.0	8
Wk 9	L 13-37@ Georgia Southern	5	27	5.4	8
Wk 10	L 21-31vs New Mexico State	2	56	28.0	48
Wk 11	L 19-41vs Georgia State	5	61	12.2	26	Season-high 61 yds
Total		25	243	9.7	48

Signature game

Week 4 · 2015

L 14-59

at Houston

5 rec · 43 yds

With T. Jones — 288 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 55.4 · 35 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · L. Kaba — 39.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 48 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Southern Miss · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for 11 yds to the TexSt 48 for a
Week 10 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for 48 yds to the NMxSt 23 for a
Week 11 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.32Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for 26 yds to the GeoSt 49 for a
Week 6 · Louisiana · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.16Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for 6 yds to the LaLaf 34 for a
Week 9 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.98Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for 7 yds to the TexSt 32 for a GA SOUTHERN Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Darrius White) to the TexSt 47 for a
Week 4 · Houston · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for 17 yds to the Houst 48 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for 15 yds to the SoMis 36 for a
Week 1 · Florida State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.52Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for 3 yds to the TexSt 49 for a
Week 9 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.41Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for 8 yds to the GeoSo 43 for a
Week 4 · Houston · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −1.28Tyler Jones pass complete to Ryan Carden for no gain to the TexSt 34

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Dennis Franchione — 10-14 over that span.

2014Texas State7-5HC: Dennis Franchione · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2015Texas State3-9HC: Dennis Franchione · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (94th percentile). Concern: td rate (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#37 / 684 · 94th pct

83.3%

EPA / target#201 / 684 · 71st pct

0.61

Yards / catch#528 / 684 · 23rd pct

9.7

Explosive rate#539 / 684 · 21st pct

6.7%

TD rate#553 / 684 · 10th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#27 / 119 · 77th pct

Receptions#34 / 119 · 71st pct

Rec yards#58 / 119 · 51st pct

243

Yards / catch#92 / 119 · 23rd pct

9.7

Rec TDs#101 / 119 · 8th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.8	38.8	14.8	0.0
Road4g	3.5	22.0	6.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.8	21.8	7.9	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	3.5	39.0	12.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Dennis Franchione

Pass share

48.0%

430 pass / 466 run

Plays / game

74.7

12 games

Team sack rate

4.9%

411 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

25 catches in 8 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Ryan Carden

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Texas State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

25 catches in 8 games

Three seasons at Texas State

His moves

2013