Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Total | 11 | 113 | 10.6 | 1 | 26 |
#7
Darrin Fugitt
Senior tight end for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 240 lb · Bolivar, MO
Returning to App State for 2026
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Long catch: 71st percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
113
receiving yards · 2026
11 catches · 1 TD · 10.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 47 yds, 1 TD, vs Maine
His career numbers, season by seasonDarrin Fugitt
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. One game to point at: 66 rec yds, 7 receptions against East Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
113 REC YDS · 11 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (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: 5.5 REC/g, 56.5 YDS/g, 10.6 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
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 | App State | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 55–3
vs Maine
4 rec · 47 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -9 rush yds (5 car) · N. Branch — 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Maine · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44(09:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #7 D.Fugitt caught at MNE05, for 5 yards to the MNE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:32 #83 J.London kick attempt good (H: #40 J.Dunn, LS: #34 P.Stone)
- Week 1 · Maine · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.91(12:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #7 D.Fugitt caught at App34, for 20 yards to the MNE44 (#2 J.McGill), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA +1.66(13:30) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #7 D.Fugitt caught at APP45, for 26 yards to the ECU29 (#13 A.Duncanson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.95(05:25) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short right to #7 D.Fugitt caught at ECU27, for 2 yards loss to the ECU27 QB hurried by #4 K.Merrell (#1 J.Barker)
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +0.93(09:19) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #7 D.Fugitt caught at ECU18, for 23 yards to the ECU10 (#7 A.Levells-Mitchell; #8 K.McKinley), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Maine · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +0.71(10:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #7 D.Fugitt caught at MNE20, for 12 yards to the MNE07 (#2 J.McGill), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Maine · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.49(04:34) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #7 D.Fugitt caught at App14, for 10 yards to the App23 (#2 J.McGill), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.23(01:31) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short middle to #7 D.Fugitt caught at ECU30, for 6 yards to the ECU23 (#9 K.DuJour)
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.09(02:10) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #7 D.Fugitt caught at APP10, for 3 yards to the APP14 (#7 A.Levells-Mitchell)
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.09(14:55) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short right to #7 D.Fugitt caught at APP20, for 5 yards to the APP25 (#10 C.Law)
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
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · App State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (38 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to David Grinnage’s 2015 season.
83%match
Matches David on
TD rate
Reception volume
Height
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hayden Hatten’s path through Idaho.
Hayden Hatten
96%match
Matches Hayden on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dakota Twitty's sophomore season at Virginia (2024).
88%match
Matches Dakota on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from Dakota on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
The tight end room · App State
- #4Izayah Cummings374 receiving yards · 2025
- #85David Larkins218 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Dillon Galloway14 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Jared Gibble2 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Darrin Fugitt2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology