Ryan Carden Stats, EPA & Player Profile — Texas State

Performance Analysis · 2014 · vs TE peers

Player type

Slot Specialist TE

The offense's primary passing-down weapon — routes, separation, and reliability on 3rd down define this role.

3rd-down converterRoute technicianHigh passing-down share

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)—

Game-to-game consistency85th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸6 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.29 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 3.48 EPA/play in Wk 11 vs Georgia Southern (SP+ -2).

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsArkansas-Pine Bluff	W65-0	—	3	35	11.7	0	17	0.58
4	@Illinois	L35-42	0.4	4	56	14.0	0	20	1.75
11	vsGeorgia Southern	L25-28	-2.4	1	32	32.0	1	32	3.48
12	@South Alabama	L20-24	-4.3	3	37	12.3	0	21	1.61
13	vsArkansas State	W45-27	-0.3	1	19	19.0	0	19	2.24
14	@Georgia State	W54-31	-22.8	1	17	17.0	0	17	1.07

Snap-share proxy

Overall

2.5%

Passing plays

5.6%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

1.7%

Passing downs

4.5%

EPA by down type

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Plays

Usage

@ Georgia StateWk 14

EPA 1.1

Rec 1 · Rec Yds 17 · Avg 17.0 · Rec TD 0