Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ Georgia | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Total | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 11 |
#87
Coleson Arends
Redshirt junior tight end for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Phoenix, AZ · Pinnacle HS
Transferred Arizona State → Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
18
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 1 TD · 9 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 18 yds, 1 TD, at Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearColeson Arends
The receipt on tape: 18 rec yds, 2 receptions against Georgia, Week 2, 2026.
18 REC YDS · 2 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Western Kentucky
2025Arizona State
2026Western Kentucky
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
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 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 18.0 YDS/g, 9.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
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 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Background
Before WKU: Arends makes his way to WKU after starting his career at Arizona State, where he appeared in 15 games over the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He appeared in one game with the Sun Devils in his final season with the program. He appeared in all 14 games, primarily on special teams, during the 2...
The tight end room · Western Kentucky
- #85Jackson West80 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Justin Wolf19 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Lofton Howard10 receiving yards · 2025
- #14CC Ezirim8 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Coleson Arends1 game · 2026
5 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology