Tight end, Texas State, 2013–⁠15

Ryan Carden

Number
No. 84
Height
6′4″
Hometown
San Diego, CA

Ryan Carden played tight end at Texas State (2013–⁠15).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Texas State77010.0325
2014Texas State1319615.1132
2015Texas State252439.7048
Career4550911.3448

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2013Texas State2230
2015Texas State3240
Career5470

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Texas State84TE
2014Texas State84TE
2015Texas State84TE6′4″

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
2013Texas State50.50––2.5–
2014Texas State131.57––20.4–
2015Texas State300.6163rd (n=465)0.5318.25%

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

2015 Texas State 8 games, 25 catches, 243 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atFlorida StateL 16–⁠5931206
Sep 19vs.Southern MissL 50–⁠56226015
Sep 26atHoustonL 14–⁠59543017
Oct 10atLouisianaL 27–⁠491606
Oct 24vs.South AlabamaW 36–⁠1821208
Oct 29atGeorgia SouthernL 13–⁠3752708
Nov 7vs.New Mexico StateL 21–⁠31256048
Nov 14vs.Georgia StateL 19–⁠41561026
2014 Texas State 6 games, 13 catches, 196 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 65–⁠0335017
Sep 20atIllinoisL 35–⁠42456020
Nov 8vs.Georgia SouthernL 25–⁠28132132
Nov 15atSouth AlabamaL 20–⁠24337021
Nov 20vs.Arkansas StateW 45–⁠27119019
Nov 29atGeorgia StateW 54–⁠31117017
2013 Texas State 5 games, 7 catches, 70 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 5atLouisianaL 24–⁠481808
Oct 26vs.South AlabamaW 33–⁠31110110
Nov 16atArkansas StateL 21–⁠38342125
Nov 23vs.Western KentuckyL 7–⁠381303
Nov 29atTroyL 28–⁠421717

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

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