Georgia State · W 44-30
No catches.
Houston · L 17-27
No catches.
Oklahoma State · L 28-42
No catches.
Baylor · L 9-41
1 catch, 11 yards
The other 4 games average 19 yards. This one was 8 below.
Wade has catches in 5 of UCF’s 8 games: none against Georgia State, Houston and Oklahoma State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Dylan Wade
Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mike Locksley and Scott Frost. A game that shows it: 23 receiving yards and 3 receptions against BYU — Week 8, 2026.
87 receiving yards · 12 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Baylor on Oct. 30: 1 catch for 11 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 12 catches for 87 yards. UCF has thrown to him 18 times in 189 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): 11 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 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-13vs TCU | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-27@ No. 20 Houston | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-31vs No. 2 BYU | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 9-41vs Baylor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 12 | 87 | 7.2 | 0 | 15 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 21-13
vs TCU
5 rec · 18 yds
With A. Bertrams — 53 yards per punt · 4 punts · 59 long · K. Jenkins — 160 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.3
The plays that mattered most
860th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 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
208% of team targetsCatch rate
60%12 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
60% catch rate on 20 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 13.4 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
48.3%
248 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
280 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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 #119 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #6 of 19 Big 12 TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Locksley and Scott Frost.
