Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Total | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
#82
Arlis Boardingham
Senior tight end for Auburn. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Van Nuys, CA · Birmingham
CFB Index 37 · #115 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Bowling Green → Auburn for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
18
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 18 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 18 yds, vs Southern Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Auburn. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida in 2022.
- Transferred from Bowling Green to Auburn in 2026.
In Their Words
128 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Arlis Boardingham
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Billy Napier and Alex Golesh. The receipt: 18 rec yds, 1 receptions against Southern Miss — Week 2, 2026.
18 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Florida3-star out of Birmingham
2025
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
2025Bowling Green
2026Auburn
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Auburn2-0HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 18.0 YDS/g, 18.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kelsey Johnson’s 2022 season.
80%match
Matches Kelsey on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Kelsey on
Class year (higher)
Reception volume (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Niko Hea's sophomore season at Missouri (2021).
81%match
Matches Niko on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Niko on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Arlis Boardingham
The tight end room · Auburn
- #19Jake Johnson149 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Jonathan Echols109 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Ryan Ghea20 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Hunter Herring17 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Arlis Boardingham1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology