Texas Tech University Athletics
2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 52
Cash Cleveland
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rockwall, Texas
- High School:
- IMG Academy
CAREER HONORS
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
- On3 Freshman All-American (Fr., 2024)
- 247Sports Freshman All-American (Fr., 2024)
- Pro Football Focus Freshman All-America Team (Fr., 2024)
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
- Recovered from a preseason injury to ultimately appear in six games during his first season as a Red Raider … listed as the primary backup to Sheridan Wilson at center beginning midway through the season but also played both guard spots at various points … often considered the top backup at any of the interior offensive line positions.
- Credited with 158 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, the most for any backup offensive lineman … snap count reached double digits in all five games entered, with 25-plus offensive plays in four of those … publication had him at 101 snaps at left guard, 43 at center and 14 at right guard for the season … surrendered only two pressures and no sacks over 72 pass-blocking opportunities, per PFF.
- Made his Red Raider debut off the bench at Arizona State (10/18), spelling Davion Carter for 12 snaps at right guard … split time at both left guard and center during the blowout win over Oklahoma State (10/25) a week later … saw the most playing time of the season at Kansas State (11/1), replacing an injured Will Jados at left guard for 54 snaps.
- Inserted into the lineup again in each of the final two regular-season games with 38 offensive snaps versus UCF (11/15) and 26 at West Virginia (11/29) … split time between both left guard and center in the win over the Mountaineers and moved around to all three interior spots against the Knights … awarded an 82.3 and 84.5 pass-blocking grade by PFF in those two wins … previously received an 80.8 pass-blocking grade earlier in the year at Arizona State.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
- Arrived at Texas Tech following one season at Big 12 counterpart Colorado … played in six games as a true freshman for the Buffaloes, making starts in each of the final four contests.
- Earned Freshman All-America honors from the likes of On3, 247Sports and Pro Football Focus … became the first Colorado true freshman walk-on to start at center for the Buffaloes in school history.
- Made his first career start against Utah (11/16) late in the 2024 season and proceeded to lead the Buffs at center the next three games at Kansas (11/23) and against Oklahoma State (11/29) and BYU (12/28) in the Valero Alamo Bowl … made collegiate debut at Arizona (10/19) midway through Big 12 play.
- Earned first career start at Utah following an impressive performance off the bench against Texas Tech (11/9) ... played 68 offensive snaps against the Red Raiders and did not give up a pressure the entire game.
- Credited with 315 offensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, including 217 in pass-blocking opportunities … allowed only one sack and three total pressures overall on the season … awarded a 77.5 grade as a pass blocker, which ranked fifth nationally among underclassmen centers nationally and fourth from those in a power conference.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. during final year of high school … was the starting center for IMG as a senior … previously started three seasons at Rockwall-Heath High School, outside of Dallas, Texas, prior to transferring to the IMG Adademy.
- Garnered first team All-District 10-6A honors as a junior for a Heath program that advanced to the area round of the Class 6A Division II playoffs … Heath made it a round further his sophomore year with an appearance in the regional semifinals.
- Named to the All-District 10-6A second team his sophomore season in 2021 … earned starting job at center as only a freshman for a Heath team that fell to Cedar Hill in the regional finals.
- Considered a three-star prospect by On3 coming out of high school … chose to walk-on with the Buffaloes over opportunities with South Florida, Georgia Tech and Tennessee.
Joey McGuire Media Session
Thursday, March 26
A.J. Holmes Jr. Media Session
Thursday, March 26
Kenny Johnson Media Session
Thursday, March 26
Pro Day: Jacob Rodriguez
Thursday, March 26










































































































