Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024UTSA
Oscar Cardenas
TE • 6'4" • 265 lbs • San Antonio, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Oscar Cardenas reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Player Story
Oscar Cardenas built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a tight end from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 84, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Oscar Cardenas' career was his receiving role: 95...
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- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Oscar Cardenas, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UTSA. Oscar Cardenas reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,138
- Receptions
- 95
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Oscar Cardenas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,138
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · UTSA
- Top game
- UAB
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brandeis · UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Brandeis · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 141 receiving yards · TE 146th (top 33%) · American Athletic 89th (top 38%) · National 802nd (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | UTSA | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 5 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 11 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 14 | 200 | 2 | 61.3 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 11 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 67.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 26 | 376 | 2 | 67.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTSA | 12 | 32 | 280 | 2 | 58.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTSA | 7 | 13 | 141 | 3 | 47.5 |
Related Context
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Oscar Cardenas played TE for UTSA. Across 6 tracked seasons, Oscar Cardenas recorded 8 rushing yards, 1,138 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UTSA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
UTSA paired 438 primary output with 82.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 64.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kennesaw State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · UTSA
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
20.1
Efficiency
64.3
Usage
7.4
Consistency
68.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kennesaw State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kennesaw State: 38. Texas: 14. Houston Christian: 21. East Carolina: 8. Rice: 21. Florida Atlantic: 30. Tulsa: 9
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kennesaw State: 2 by 100. Texas: 2 by 46.7. Houston Christian: 3 by 46.7. East Carolina: 2 by 26.7. Rice: 2 by 70. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 100. Tulsa: 1 by 60
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins29.7 · Games = 3 · +16.7 vs Losses
Losses13 · Games = 4 · -16.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kennesaw State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Oscar Cardenas story
Oscar Cardenas built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a tight end from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 84, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Oscar Cardenas' career was his receiving role: 95 catches, 1,138 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns, and 8 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Oscar Cardenas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTSA
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202020202120212022202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Postseason | UTSA | 46 | 82.2 | 5.7 | 46 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 46 | 82.2 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 233 | 87.3 | 7.1 | 187 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 233 | 87.3 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 438 | 82.3 | 11.4 | 205 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 438 | 82.3 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTSA | 280 | 61.8 | 11.5 | -158 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTSA | 141 | 64.3 | 7.4 | -139 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UAB
Week 10 · W 44-38 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs North Texas
Week 14 · W 48-27 · Conference game
84
Receiving Yards
83.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
84 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#3
@ Temple
Week 6 · W 49-34 · Conference game
51
Receiving Yards
78.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 68 efficiency score.
#4
@ San Diego State
Week 1 · L 24-38 · Postseason
33
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Troy
Week 1 · L 12-18 · Postseason
62
Receiving Yards
75.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 82.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · UTSA
438 primary output · 82.3 efficiency · 11.4 usage
67.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · UTSA
67.5
438 primary · 82.3 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · UTSA
61.3
233 primary · 87.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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