Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Washington State | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-14vs Utah State | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Total | 8 | 70 | 9.6 | 0 | 19 |
#85
Baron Naone
Sophomore tight end for Washington. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 263 lb · West Linn, OR · West Linn HS
Returning to Washington for 2026
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Yards / catch: 43rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
70
receiving yards · 2026
8 catches · 8.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 32 yds, vs Washington State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Washington. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington in 2025.
Baron Naone
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The receipt on tape: 38 rec yds, 3 receptions against Utah State, Week 2, 2026.
70 REC YDS · 8 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Washington3-star out of West Linn
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Washington
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Washington2-0HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 2 games: 4.0 REC/g, 35.0 YDS/g, 9.6 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 24–10
5 rec · 32 yds
With D. Williams Jr. — 268 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.7 · 61 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · H. Green — 50 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Utah State · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.15(05:04) Shotgun #1 D.Williams Jr. pass complete short right to #85 B.Naone caught at USU41, for 16 yards to the USU41 (#15 D.Mayes), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Washington State · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA -1.09(03:40) #1 D.Williams Jr. pass complete short middle to #85 B.Naone caught at WASH38, for 0 yards to the WASH38 (#21 K.Brown)
- Week 2 · Utah State · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +0.86(11:23) #1 D.Williams Jr. pass complete short right to #85 B.Naone caught at WASH14, for 15 yards to the WASH25 (#14 B.Olevao Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.80(09:34) Shotgun #1 D.Williams Jr. pass complete short right to #85 B.Naone caught at WSU05, for 19 yards to the WSU05, out of bounds at WSU05, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Utah State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.50(09:46) #1 D.Williams Jr. pass complete short middle to #85 B.Naone caught at USU42, for 7 yards to the USU37 (#0 H.Taggart; #55 T.Tuha)
- Week 1 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.39(04:20) #1 D.Williams Jr. pass complete short right to #85 B.Naone caught at WASH34, for 6 yards to the WASH38 (#3 J.Thomas)
- Week 1 · Washington State · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +0.26(00:45) Shotgun #1 D.Williams Jr. pass complete short right to #85 B.Naone caught at WASH33, for 3 yards to the WASH39 (#16 I.Hung), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Washington State · 1&8 · Q2 · EPA -0.01(00:58) Shotgun #1 D.Williams Jr. pass complete short right to #85 B.Naone caught at WSU04, for 4 yards to the WSU04, out of bounds at WSU04
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
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Washington
Returning around him
- 54% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Sean McQuillan’s 2014 season.
Matches Sean on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Recruiting rating
Differs from Sean on
Reception volume (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Ben Sims’s path through Baylor.
77%match
Matches Ben on
Yards per reception
Recruiting rating
Weight
Differs from Ben on
Height (lower)
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Richie Anderson's freshman season at Fresno State (2024).
Matches Richie on
Weight
Reception volume
Differs from Richie on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Background
AT WASHINGTON 2025: Saw his first UW action in the Huskies' win over UC Davis ... also played vs. Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, UCLA, Oregon, and Boise State, in the L.A. Bowl ... won the UW's Bob Jarvis Offensive Scout Squad MVP at the team's postseason awards banquet. HIGH SCHOOL Helped lead West...
The tight end room · Washington
- #86Decker DeGraaf360 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Kade Eldridge6 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Baron Naone2 games · 2026
- #89Charlie Crowellno box-score line yet
- #45Austin Simmonsno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Washington team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology