Elon · W 34-7 · FCS
3 catches, 30 yards
Louisville · L 24-52
3 catches, 18 yards
The other 8 games average 30 yards. This one was 12 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 7, middle 11, right 12.
Benjamin Blackburn
Benjamin Blackburn takes over from Sam Roush at Stanford.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 18 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-27vs Hawai'i | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs No. 7 Miami | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-35@ Duke | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-57@ Wake Forest | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-58@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7vs Elon | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28vs NC State | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-52@ Louisville | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 31 | 262 | 8.5 | 1 | 22 |
Oct. 23 · W 31-28 vs NC State, play by play
2 catches for 28 yards. Stanford threw to him on 5 of its 37 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 31-28 win.
22-yard catch. First quarter, up 14-7.
3 catches for 18 yards. Stanford threw to him on 3 of its 37 passes. 14 of the 18 came before halftime.
11-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 30 yards. Stanford threw to him on 4 of its 39 passes.
18-yard catch. Third quarter, up 21-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 27 yards and a touchdown. Stanford threw to him on 5 of its 23 passes. He was 0 of 4 on third and fourth down.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 17. Second quarter, down 30-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 21 yards. Stanford threw to him on 5 of its 33 passes.
11-yard catch. Third quarter, down 36-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 9 yards. Stanford threw to him on 5 of its 35 passes.
8-yard catch. First quarter, down 10-7.
Incomplete on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, down 13-7.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, up 34-27. Broken up by Georgia Tech’s K. Hill.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 28 yards. Stanford threw to him on 2 of its 36 passes.
19-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 35-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 52 yards, his most this season. Stanford threw to him on 11 of its 42 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
15-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 12. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 6 · 2026
L 7-58
at Notre Dame
3 rec · 27 yds · 1 TD
With A. Flintoft — 47.5 yards per punt · 8 punts · 3 inside the 20 · D. Warren — 144 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 19.2
The plays that mattered most
320th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +25 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
4715% of team targetsCatch rate
66%31 of 47 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
66% catch rate on 47 targets · 15% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 33.6 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 23.5 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 30.9 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Pass share
54.7%
320 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.0
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
31 catches in 9 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #33 at the position.
The No. 1,008 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich, and Tavita Pritchard. Multi-era developmental context.
