Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Washington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-34@ Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
#28
Jack Pedersen
Senior tight end for Washington State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 248 lb · Murrieta, CA · Vista Murrieta HS
CFB Index 34 · #131 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred UCLA → Washington State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
4
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 1.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 1 yds, at Kansas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Washington State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to UCLA in 2022.
- Transferred from UCLA to Washington State in 2026.
Jack Pedersen
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Jack Pedersen has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 rec yds, 1 receptions against Washington — Week 1, 2026.
4 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with UCLA4-star out of Vista Murrieta
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Pete Kaligis
Washington State
2025era →
Jimmy Rogers
Washington State
2026era →
Kirby Moore
Washington State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Pete Kaligis, Jimmy Rogers, and Kirby Moore. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Washington State
2025UCLA
2026Washington State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Washington State0-2HC: Kirby Moore · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 2.0 YDS/g, 1.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | UCLA | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | UCLA | 12 | 126 | 10.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 202 | 7.8 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dante Zanders’s 2022 season.
Matches Dante on
Height
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Dante on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Leonard's sophomore season at Georgia Tech (2021).
Matches Dylan on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Differs from Dylan on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jack Pedersen
Background
WASHINGTON STATE RS-SENIOR (2026): Enrolled at WSU in January 2026 and will participate in spring practices. UCLA RS-JUNIOR (2025): Played in 11 games and made one start in the season opener versus Utah (Aug. 30)…totaled 11 receptions for 72 yards (6.5 yards per catch)…posted at least one catch i...
The tight end room · Washington State
- #23Trey Leckner174 receiving yards · 2025
- #28Jack Pedersen72 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Ademola Faleye23 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Beau Baker12 receiving yards · 2025
- #27Hudson Cedarland5 receiving yards · 2025
4 more on the roster · Washington State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology