{"id":26255,"date":"2025-05-05T17:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/26255\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:53:10","slug":"2025-arizona-cardinals-udfa-profile-te-oscar-cardenas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/26255\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Arizona Cardinals UDFA profile: TE Oscar Cardenas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arizona Cardinals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>Before that takes place, we will go over each player, their traits and college career, so you know more about them.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>We continue with UTSA tight end Oscar Cardenas<\/p>\n<p>TE Oscar Cardenas college career<\/p>\n<p>Cardenas spent six season at UTSA. He played in 65 games, starting 40 and finished as the school&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Dane Brugler had him as the No. 124 tight end in the draft class. <a href=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/2024\/05\/oscar-cardenas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL Draft Diamonds writes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL Draft Diamonds writes<\/a> that he is a good blocker at the line of scrimmage.<\/p>\n<p>TE Oscar Cardenas physical traits<\/p>\n<p>Cardenas is 6-foot-4 and 265 pounds. He has 9 1\/4-inch hands and 32 7\/8-inch arms.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He did not do athletic testing at his pro day, except for 22 reps of the bench press. He had a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>NFL Draft Scout projects his 40 time at 4.89 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire&#8217;s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/27gxR7Oml5yVPywhOG8KHR?si=cGJ0FN6aRBquiLus5nj7rw&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=05e790ef05a641b8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9sICHPD_aT9zxnG7dJj6izJWgMhLMh_U&amp;si=rpNldnLNN-_DdW8R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-rise-up-see-red-podcast\/id670822447?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple podcasts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/cardswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cardinals\/2025\/05\/05\/2025-arizona-cardinals-udfa-profile-te-oscar-cardenas\/83458449007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 Arizona Cardinals UDFA profile: TE Oscar Cardenas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2025 Arizona Cardinals UDFA profile: TE Oscar Cardenas<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Arizona Cardinals, following the 2025 NFL draft, signed six rookie free agents who went undrafted. 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