#43

Jae Beasley II

Junior tight end for UNLV. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

TE · UNLV · Jr. · #43

6′3″ · 250 lb · Henderson, NV

Returning to UNLV for 2026

Next upSat Sep 26 · 12 am ETat AkronInfoCision Stadium

How he plays

Yards / catch: 86th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

2 catches · 15.5 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 15 yds, vs Memphis

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 tight end for UNLV. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UNLV in 2024.

His career, year by year

Jae Beasley II

TE · UNLV · Jr · #43

One game to point at: 16 rec yds, 1 receptions against North Texas — Week 2, 2026.

31 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026UNLV1-2HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#2 / 7 · 86th pct

15.5

Rec TDs#5 / 7 · 21st pct

Long catch#7 / 7 · 7th pct

Rec yards#8 / 7 · 0th pct

Receptions#8 / 7 · 0th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 15.5 YDS/g, 15.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	UNLV	2	31	15.5	0	--
Career		2	31	15.5	0	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-27vs Memphis	1	15	15.0	15
Wk 2	L 6-44@ North Texas	1	16	16.0	16	Season-high 16 yds
Total		2	31	15.5	16

The tight end room · UNLV

#85Matt ByrnesTE · Sr.24 receiving yards · 2025
#84Keyan BurnettTE · Sr.11 receiving yards · 2025
#88Velltray JeffersonTE · Sr.1 game · 2026
#43Jae Beasley IITE · Jr.2 games · 2026
#89Andreas Diaz-NicolaidisTE · Fr.no box-score line yet

1 more on the roster · UNLV team page

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

2024