Pittsburgh · L 13-27
No catches.
Bacheyie has catches in 7 of Syracuse’s 8 games: none against Pittsburgh.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Daunte Bacheyie
Daunte Bacheyie takes over from Dan Villari at Syracuse.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
333
Team leader in receiving yards (333).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against SMU on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 47 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 22 catches for 333 yards. Syracuse has thrown to him 28 times in 265 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 47 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 1 | 46 | Season-high 97 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30@ North Carolina | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs No. 19 SMU | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 25 | |
| Total | 22 | 333 | 15.1 | 4 | 46 |
Week 6 · 2026
L 25-28
at Virginia
The plays that mattered most
208th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
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 -8 to +13 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
3011% of team targetsCatch rate
73%22 of 30 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
73% catch rate on 30 targets · 11% of the team's targets · 57% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Fran Brown — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 40.2 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 43.0 | 24.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 40.8 | 17.7 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 44.0 | 14.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
22 catches in 8 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #17 at the position.
The No. 1,203 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
