Receiver, UTEP (from Northern Colorado), 2023–⁠26

Carver Cheeks

Number
No. 5
Height
6′2″
Weight
197 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Colorado Springs, CO

Carver Cheeks plays receiver for UTEP, after Northern Colorado (2023–⁠25). Last time out, against Nevada: 3 catches, 11 yards. Cheeks leads UTEP in receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

16 catches, 179 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 11 yards vs. Nevada, L 13–⁠30

Next game: at North Dakota State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 13@OU
  2. 39TXSO
  3. 45@MICH
  4. 46ORST
  5. 25@UNM
  6. 11NEV

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

9catches, career hightwice; last at Sacramento State, 2025223receiving yards, career highat Sacramento State, 20253receiving touchdowns, career highat Sacramento State, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Northern Colorado12727.0027
2024Northern Colorado2337116.1375
2025Northern Colorado7192913.1675
2026UTEP1617911.2345
Career1111,50613.61275

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Northern Colorado210000
2024Northern Colorado310000
2026UTEP110000
Career630000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Northern Colorado5WRFr.
2024Northern Colorado5WRSo.
2025Northern Colorado5WRJr.
2026UTEP5WRSr.6′2″197

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Northern Colorado (FCS)1210.3634th (n=1040)0.4643.215%
2026UTEP230.1716th (n=829)0.433.87%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 UTEP 6 games, 16 catches, 179 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atOklahomaL 0–⁠5121308–
Sep 12vs.Texas SouthernW 51–⁠10339118–
Sep 19atMichiganL 17–⁠52145145–
Sep 26vs.Oregon StateL 7–⁠33446127–
Oct 3atNew MexicoL 7–⁠61325022–
Oct 10vs.NevadaL 13–⁠3031105–
2025 Northern Colorado 12 games, 71 catches, 929 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Chadron StateW 17–⁠3339030–
Sep 6atColorado StateL 17–⁠21554029–
Sep 13atSouth DakotaL 17–⁠24395049−2
Sep 20atHouston ChristianW 26–⁠238101135–
Sep 27vs.Idaho StateL 18–⁠26793136–
Oct 11atIdahoW 49–⁠33912003913
Oct 18atSacramento StateL 35–⁠409223375–
Oct 25vs.UC DavisL 16–⁠27879016–
Nov 1vs.Montana StateL 7–⁠55627010–
Nov 8atNorthern ArizonaL 10–⁠49428010−8
Nov 15atEastern WashingtonL 7–⁠27527112–
Nov 22vs.Portland StateW 24–⁠13443033–
2024 Northern Colorado 10 games, 23 catches, 371 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atIncarnate WordL 7–⁠2831607–
Sep 7atColorado StateL 17–⁠38–––––
Sep 28vs.Cal PolyL 7–⁠28110010–
Oct 5atMontana StateL 17–⁠55346128–
Oct 12atWeber StateW 21–⁠17443016–
Oct 26vs.MontanaL 0–⁠2421609–
Nov 2atUC DavisL 7–⁠591120124
Nov 9vs.Eastern WashingtonL 15–⁠434136175–
Nov 16vs.Northern ArizonaL 3–⁠441−200–
Nov 23atPortland StateL 13–⁠45494146–
2023 Northern Colorado 1 game, 1 catch, 27 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16atWashington StateL 21–⁠64127027–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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