Texas · L 6-30
No catches.
Tulane · W 42-19
2 catches, 22 yards
The other 6 games average 14 yards. This one was 8 above.
Young has catches in 7 of UTSA’s 8 games: none against Texas.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Brandon Young Jr.
The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda and Jeff Traylor. One game to point at: 36 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Navy — Week 7, 2026.
108 receiving yards · 11 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Is the first read once you cross the 20.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
UTSA Athletics Oct 23Against Tulane on Oct. 24: 2 catches for 22 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 11 catches for 108 yards. UTSA has thrown to him 15 times in 222 passes.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTSA | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 3 | 25 |
| 2025 | North Texas | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | North Texas | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 4 | 25 |
Last game (Wk 8): 22 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-45vs Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 16-14@ Rice | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Florida | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-34vs Navy | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 42-19@ Tulane | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 3 | 25 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 38-34
vs Navy
The plays that mattered most
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 -14 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
156% of team targetsCatch rate
73%11 of 15 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
73% catch rate on 15 targets · 6% 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 | 19.8 | 9.6 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #91 at the position.
The No. 2,063 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the American Athletic as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Eric Morris and Jeff Traylor.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UTSA
