Super Senior (2023)
Tabbed first-team All-American Athletic Conference at wide receiver … named to the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College First Team … piled up a school-record 1,151 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on 89 receptions while starting all 13 contests … Frisco Bowl Offensive MVP after catching seven passes for 102 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown to help lead UTSA to its first bowl victory with a 35-17 win over Marshall … had 183 yards on only four catches, including a school-record 84-yard TD reception in the 41-27 win over East Carolina … posted 163 yards and a TD on nine receptions in the 49-21 rout of South Florida … opened his final campaign with 123 yards and a score on nine catches … made seven grabs for 81 yards and a touchdown in the 49-34 road triumph over Temple … was on the receiving end of eight passes for 84 yards and a TD versus Army … had six catches for 83 yards at No. 18 Tulane … finished his UTSA career as the program’s all-time leader in receptions (313), receiving yards (3,639) and starts (56) … scored 28 touchdowns, logged eight 100-yard receiving games and returned 10 punts for 52 yards as a Roadrunner … ended his collegiate career with a catch in 52 consecutive contests … was charged with only nine drops in 433 targets (2.8% drop rate) according to Pro Football Focus … appeared on preseason watch lists for the Paul Hornung Award, Reese’s Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl 1,000 … played in the East-West Shrine Bowl in Frisco, Texas, and caught four passes for 46 yards with a long of 18 yards … also hauled in a two-point conversion pass to help the West to a 26-11 victory … also played in the Hula Bowl.
Senior (2022)
Second-team All-Conference USA selection at wide receiver and honorable mention all-league choice at punt returner … voted to the Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College Second Team … started 12 games and played in 13 overall … caught 87 passes for 985 yards and six touchdowns … averaged 11.3 yards per catch and 75.8 yards per contest … rushed three times for 10 yards … completed both pass attempts for a total of 12 yards … returned nine punts for 36 yards with a long of 17 … topped 100 receiving yards in three of the first four games … totaled 106 yards on seven catches, including a 51-yard TD reception, in the season opener versus No. 24 Houston … hauled in 10 passes for 112 yards in the 41-38 overtime win at Army … piled up 114 receiving yards and a score on five grabs in the 52-24 rout of Texas Southern … caught seven balls for 80 yards against No. 20 Texas … made seven grabs for 91 yards in the 45-30 road triumph over Middle Tennessee … had 11 catches for 88 yards and a TD in the 31-27 win over North Texas … matched his season high in receptions with 11 for 84 yards in the 48-27 win against North Texas in the C-USA Championship Game … posted five receptions for 50 yards, including the game-winning 14-yard touchdown catch in the second overtime of the 44-38 road win over UAB … tallied 81 receiving yards and a score on seven grabs in the 51-7 home victory against Louisiana Tech … had a 65-yard TD catch in the 34-31 comeback victory over UTEP … member of the Biletnikoff Award watch list.
Junior (2021)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA at wide receiver for the second straight season … started all 14 games … caught 71 passes for 819 yards and six touchdowns … averaged 11.5 yards per reception and 58.5 yards per contest … had 106 yards and a TD on eight catches in the 27-17 win over Southern Miss … caught eight passes for 84 yards and a score in home wins against Middle Tennessee and UNLV … had eight receptions for 83 yards and a TD and also threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Frank Harris in the 52-46 road triumph over Western Kentucky … had six catches for 82 yards in the road win against Memphis … hauled in a pair of touchdown passes and totaled 63 receiving yards in the 45-0 shutout of Rice … registered 73 yards on six catches in the 37-30 win at Illinois … had five receptions for 58 yards in the 34-31 victory over UAB.
Sophomore (2020)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA … started all 12 contests at wide receiver … recorded 58 receptions for 547 yards and five touchdowns … had four or more catches in 10 games … hauled in eight passes for 89 yards — both season highs — and a touchdown in the 24-10 victory against SFA … had six catches for 44 yards, including a highlight-reel TD catch in overtime of the 51-48 win at Texas State … logged 30 yards and a TD on five receptions in the 37-35 triumph over Middle Tennessee … had a 10-yard touchdown catch against No. 16 Louisiana in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl … caught four passes for 58 yards versus No. 15 BYU … had five receptions for 58 yards in the 52-21 rout of UTEP … was on the receiving end of five passes, including an 8-yard TD grab, in the 49-17 victory against North Texas … had five catches for 63 yards at Florida Atlantic and five receptions for 44 yards in the 23-20 road win over Southern Miss.
Freshman (2019)
Played in all 12 games and earned starts in five contests … caught eight passes for 153 yards and a touchdown … averaged 19.1 yards per reception … totaled a season-best 95 receiving yards on just three catches, including a season-long 75-yard TD, against Southern Miss … that marked the longest play for UTSA on the season … drew his first career start at Baylor and caught a pair of passes for 23 yards … also hauled in two passes for 16 yards versus Army … had a 19-yard reception in the victory at Old Dominion.
Prior to UTSA
First-team all-district wide receiver as a senior for head coach Anthony Williams at Dekaney High School … caught 19 passes for 358 yards and four touchdowns in 2018 … also threw for 311 yards and four TDs and rushed for 109 yards and a score in his final season … as a quarterback his junior year, completed 104-of-201 passes for 1,388 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 242 yards and four TDs … totaled 2,304 yards and 20 TDs through the air and 425 yards and five scores on the ground for his prep career … versatile athlete who also excelled for the Wildcats’ baseball and track & field teams … batted .443 with 27 hits, six doubles, one triple, a home run and nine RBIs as a junior … won the district, area and regional high jump titles as a junior and owns a personal-best jump of 6-10 … finished third in the high jump at the state meet with a 6-8 clearance.
Personal
Born March 5, 2001 … son of Trenesa and Rodney Cephus … father played football at Texas Southern … uncle, Marvin Cephus, played wide receiver at Tulane and in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles … has three brothers and one sister … multidisciplinary studies major.