Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ Houston | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 7 | 45 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
#8
D.C. Temple
Senior tight end for Oregon State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 245 lb · Ypsilanti, MI
CFB Index 35 · #133 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Central Michigan → Oregon State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
45
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 6.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Texas Tech from 41% to 76% to win.Texas Tech at Oregon State · 35-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Oregon State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2022.
D.C. Temple
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jim McElwain, Matt Drinkall and JaMarcus Shephard. The receipt on tape: 30 rec yds, 5 receptions against Houston, Week 1, 2026.
45 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Central Michigan3-star out of Orchard Lake St. Mary's
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2023
Oregon State
2024–2025era →
Trent Bray
Oregon State
2026era →
JaMarcus Shephard
Oregon State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray, and JaMarcus Shephard. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oregon State
2025Central Michigan
2026Oregon State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2024Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
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: 3.5 REC/g, 22.5 YDS/g, 6.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
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 | Oregon State | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 373 | 10.4 | 2 | -- |
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Giles Amos’s 2020 season.
Matches Giles on
Reception volume
TD rate
Height
Differs from Giles on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Carter's senior season at Tulane (2023).
Matches Chris on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Height
Player DNA
Players who play like D.C. Temple
The tight end room · Oregon State
- #8Bryce Caufield219 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Gabe Milbourn185 receiving yards · 2025
- #8D.C. Temple143 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Eric Olsen2 games · 2026
- #87Jackson Bowers1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology