Redshirt Sophomore (2021)
Appeared in all 14 games and made four starts at tight end … had 16 receptions for 233 yards and two touchdowns … hauled in the game-winning TD reception on a tipped pass with three seconds left in the 34-31 victory over UAB (Nov. 20) … also had a 28-yard catch on the game-winning drive in the final minute versus the Blazers … caught two passes for 19 yards including an 11-yard TD in the 52-46 road triumph over WKU (Oct. 9) … had a pair of receptions for 33 yards versus San Diego State in the Frisco Bowl (Dec. 21) … was on the receiving end of two passes for 24 yards in the 49-41 victory over WKU in the Conference USA Championship Game (Dec. 3) … hauled in a 24-yard pass in the 24-17 win against UNLV (Oct. 2) … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.

Redshirt Freshman (2020)
Played in all 12 contests and drew one start at tight end … caught three passes for 46 yards (15.3 avg.), all in the final four games of the season … was on the receiving end of a 21-yard pass against No. 16 Louisiana in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26) … had an 18-yard reception in the 52-21 win over UTEP (Nov. 14) … hauled in a seven-yard pass in the 49-17 rout of North Texas (Nov. 28) … also was a key contributor on special teams … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.

Freshman (2019)
Appeared in four games and redshirted the season … saw action at tight end and on special teams … played in wins versus UIW (Aug. 31) and Old Dominion (Nov. 9) … C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member.

Prior To UTSA
Unanimous first-team all-district tight end as a senior for head coach David Branscom at San Antonio Brandeis High School … helped lead the Broncos to the quarterfinal round of the Class 6A Division II playoffs in 2018 … recorded 27 catches for 489 yards and five TDs during the regular season … caught two TD passes for a total of 52 yards in a 59-14 victory against Stevens … Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top 300 prospect … played in the San Antonio Sports All-Star Game in January at the Alamodome … hauled in 24 passes for 374 yards and five TDs as a junior.

Personal
Born July 25, 2001 … son of Oscar and Barbara Cardenas … father played college baseball at Hill College and was selected in the 10th round of the 1979 MLB January draft by the Texas Rangers … has two sisters who attend UTSA … kinesiology major.

Oscar Cardenas