Nebraska · L 21-49
No catches.
South Alabama · L 36-41
No catches.
Akron · W 28-20
No catches.
Furtney has catches in 6 of Ohio’s 9 games: none against Nebraska, South Alabama and Akron.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jake Furtney
Jake Furtney takes over from Mason Williams at Ohio.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 24: 2 catches for 22 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 13 catches for 128 yards. Ohio has thrown to him 16 times in 124 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 | 17 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-7vs Stonehill | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Kent State | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Central Michigan | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 43 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 48-7@ Sacramento State | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 | 17 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 35-7
vs Stonehill
3 rec · 25 yds
Dominant 28-point win at home against Stonehill.
With M. Vezza — 207 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 66.2 · 39 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · D. Dorwart — 1 rec · 42 yds · 1 TD · 21 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
642nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to -3 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
178% of team targetsCatch rate
76%13 of 17 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
76% catch rate on 17 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 22.5 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
38.1%
206 pass / 335 run
Plays / game
60.1
9 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bret Bielema and John Hauser.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Ohio
