Indiana · L 16-52
No catches.
Florida Atlantic · W 48-41
1 catch, 8 yards, 1 TD
The other 6 games average 33 yards. This one was 25 below.
Tipton has catches in 7 of North Texas’s 8 games: none against Indiana.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Baron Tipton
The three seasons at North Texas span three head coaches: Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda and Neal Brown. On tape: 93 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Charlotte, Week 6, 2026.
208 receiving yards · 14 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Florida Atlantic on Oct. 29: 1 catch for 8 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 14 catches for 208 yards. North Texas has thrown to him 19 times in 259 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 14 | 208 | 14.9 | 3 | 75 |
| 2025 | North Texas | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | North Texas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 17 | 228 | 13.4 | 3 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 2 |
| 2024 | North Texas | -- |
| Career | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 receiving yards, 1 catch, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-49@ Texas State | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs Houston Christian | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-44@ Tulsa | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 50-10vs Charlotte | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 1 | 75 | Season-high 93 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 49-39@ Navy | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-41vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 14 | 208 | 14.9 | 3 | 75 |
Week 6 · 2026
W 50-10
vs Charlotte
3 rec · 93 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 40-point win at home against Charlotte.
With T. Jackson — 349 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.8 · J. White — 105 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 37 yds
The plays that mattered most
424th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
197% of team targetsCatch rate
74%14 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
74% catch rate on 19 targets · 7% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 32.8 | 15.6 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 25.7 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 38.0 | 15.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
51.3%
290 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
70.6
8 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #329 at the position.
The No. 2,130 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the American Athletic as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Eric Morris → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
