Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
#9
Dakota Twitty
Senior tight end for Virginia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 247 lb · Columbus, NC · Thomas Jefferson Classical
Returning to Virginia for 2026
The numbers
5
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 5 yds, vs Norfolk State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Virginia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Virginia in 2022.
Dakota Twitty
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He has spent four seasons in the Virginia receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 5 rec yds, 1 receptions against Norfolk State, Week 2, 2026.
5 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Virginia4-star out of Thomas Jefferson Class Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Virginia
Played his entire career under Tony Elliott.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Tony Elliott — 21-19 over that span.
2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
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: 1.0 REC/g, 5.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
1 rec · 5 yds
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
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
2026 Outlook
Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Virginia
Returning around him
- 10% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +9 net (31 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #111
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 Tre Watson’s 2021 season.
Matches Tre on
Height
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Leonard's junior season at Georgia Tech (2022).
Matches Dylan on
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dakota Twitty
The tight end room · Virginia
- #9Dakota Twitty129 receiving yards · 2025
- #89John Rogers101 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Connor Cox21 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Lukas Ungar14 receiving yards · 2025
- #94Hayden Rollison1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology