Player Career

Aaron Cephus Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Aaron Cephus story

Aaron Cephus built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 28, spending time with Hawai'i and Rice. The clearest part of Aaron Cephus' career was his receiving role: 73 catches, 1,296 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Rice. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i and Rice.

The arc is straightforward: Aaron Cephus moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Rice

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Hawai'i

    2020-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201620172018202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonRice0
2017 Regular SeasonRice62289.926622
2018 Regular SeasonRice56582.320.4-57
2020 Regular SeasonHawai'i291005.9-536
2021 Regular SeasonHawai'i8053.36.851
2021 Regular SeasonRice8053.36.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UTSA

Week 8 · L 7-20 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

105

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ UAB

Week 10 · L 21-52 · Conference game

100

Receiving Yards

96.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

100 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Hawai'i

Week 2 · L 29-43

97

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

97 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Army

Week 6 · L 12-49

87

Receiving Yards

94.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Houston

Week 1 · L 27-45

95

Receiving Yards

89.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

95 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Rice

622 primary output · 89.9 efficiency · 26 usage

88.3

#2

2018 Regular Season · Rice

73.1

565 primary · 82.3 efficiency · 20.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Hawai'i

56.1

29 primary · 100 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games