Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Total | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
#83
Jaden Platt
Junior tight end for Arkansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 255 lb · Haslet, TX
CFB Index 47 · #77 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Arkansas 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
10
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 1 TD · 10 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 10 yds, 1 TD, vs North Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Arkansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2023.
- Transferred from Texas A&M to Arkansas in 2025.
Jaden Platt
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Four head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 10 rec yds, 1 receptions against North Alabama — Week 1, 2026.
10 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 66 yds at Texas.Texas · L 37-522025
2023
- Signed with Texas A&M4-star out of Haslet Eaton
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Arkansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced
2024Texas A&M8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
2026Arkansas1-1HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo
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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 10.0 YDS/g, 10.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #10 of 20 SEC TEs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–14
1 rec · 10 yds · 1 TD
With K. Jackson — 267 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 27 rush yds (10 car) · G. Rush — 48 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Arkansas
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Arkansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (42 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #36 · 2026 recruiting class #46
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mason Williams’s 2025 season.
77%match
All-MAC
Matches Mason on
TD rate
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Mason on
Yards / reception (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Williams's junior season at Ohio (2025).
84%match
All-MAC
Matches Mason on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Mason on
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaden Platt
The tight end room · Arkansas
- #83Jaden Platt296 receiving yards · 2025
- #32Matt Adcock70 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Ty Lockwood30 receiving yards · 2025
- #47Maddox Lassiter2 receiving yards · 2025
- #49Braxton Scriberno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Arkansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology