Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-27@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 17-42@ UTEP | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-42@ Missouri State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 4 | 21 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 |
#44
Drake Martinez
Senior tight end on Tennessee's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Houston, TX · St. Thomas
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
Recruiting
3★
TE recruit
No. 1753 nationally · Signed with Colorado State
No college snaps yet.
The story
4 tight end on Tennessee's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado State in 2021.
- Transferred from Houston Christian to UT Martin in 2025.
Drake Martinez
He got to UT Martin by way of Houston Christian. The receipt: 9 rec yds, 1 receptions against Oklahoma State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Colorado State3-star out of Houston St. Thomas
2023
- Entered the portal
20253 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
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NFL
NFL Draft
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Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 1.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8
Background
2025 – UT MARTIN Played in all 12 games for the Skyhawks while starting 10 contests at tight end … Tallied 18 receptions for 124 yards and caught one touchdown … Averaged 6.9 yards per catch … Tallied four receptions against Eastern Illinois (11/1) … Posted 29 yards – including a season-long 18-y...
The tight end room · Tennessee
- Ethan Davis257 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Dasaahn Brame63 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Trent Thomas34 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Cole Harrison17 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Drake Martinez3 games · 2025
1 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology