2025 Arizona Cardinals UDFA profile: TE Oscar Cardenas
The Arizona Cardinals, following the 2025 NFL draft, signed six rookie free agents who went undrafted. They round out the 90-man offseason roster and, at the end of this week, will get their first NFL experience with rookie minicamp.
Before that takes place, we will go over each player, their traits and college career, so you know more about them.
We continue with UTSA tight end Oscar Cardenas
TE Oscar Cardenas college career
Cardenas spent six season at UTSA. He played in 65 games, starting 40 and finished as the school's all-time leader among tight ends in catches (65), receiving yards (1,138) and receiving touchdowns (9). He was a three-time all-conference selection.
In 2024, he was a semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist given to a player with the best combination of academics, leadership and on-field performance.
Dane Brugler had him as the No. 124 tight end in the draft class. NFL Draft Diamonds writes that he is a good blocker at the line of scrimmage.
TE Oscar Cardenas physical traits
Cardenas is 6-foot-4 and 265 pounds. He has 9 1/4-inch hands and 32 7/8-inch arms.
He did not do athletic testing at his pro day, except for 22 reps of the bench press. He had a knee injury.
NFL Draft Scout projects his 40 time at 4.89 seconds.
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