#89

Fernando Garza

Senior tight end for Sam Houston. 2024: 1 catch, 2 receiving yards.

TE · Sam Houston · Sr. · #89

6′6″ · 250 lb · Katy, TX

Returning to Sam Houston for 2026

The story

4 tight end for Sam Houston. 2024: 1 catch, 2 receiving yards.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

Fernando Garza

TE · Sam Houston · Sr · #89

One game to point at: 2 rec yds, 1 receptions against UCF — Week 2, 2024.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

game log

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Sam Houston10-3HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#143 / 168 · 8th pct

Rec yards#169 / 168 · 0th pct

Receptions#169 / 168 · 0th pct

Yards / catch#169 / 168 · 0th pct

2.0

Long catch#169 / 168 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 2.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Phil Longo

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Sam Houston	1	2	2.0	0	--
Career		1	2	2.0	0	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 14-45@ UCF	1	2	2.0	0	2	Season-high 2 yds
Total		1	2	2.0	0	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology