UNLV · L 6-21
No catches.
Northern Illinois · W 56-21
1 catch, 8 yards
The other 6 games average 12 yards. This one was 4 below.
Tauaefa has catches in 7 of Hawai'i’s 8 games: none against UNLV.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Devon Tauaefa
Third year in the same receiving corps at Hawai'i. On tape: 26 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Wyoming, Week 4, 2026.
78 receiving yards · 10 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Northern Illinois on Oct. 24: 1 catch for 8 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 10 catches for 78 yards. Hawai'i has thrown to him 16 times in 305 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 8): 8 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-37@ Stanford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-19vs New Mexico State | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ Wyoming | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 16-20vs San José State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-30@ Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-21vs New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-21@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 1 | 20 |
Week 4 · 2026
L 10-27
at Wyoming
2 rec · 26 yds · 1 TD
With M. Alejado — 226 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 32.4 · G. Heil — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 45 long
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 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
165% of team targetsCatch rate
62%10 of 16 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
62% catch rate on 16 targets · 5% of the team's targets.
3 seasons under Timmy Chang — 16-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 14.5 | 11.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
61.7%
346 pass / 215 run
Plays / game
70.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #121 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #11 of 11 Mountain West TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,000 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Mountain West.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Timmy Chang.
