Senior tight end for Fresno State. 2025: 5 catches, 52 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 257 lb · South Lake Tahoe, CA
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
5 catches · 10.4 per catch
Best game: 1 rec, 14 yds, vs Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Fresno State. 2025: 5 catches, 52 receiving yards.
Jake Tarwater
Jake Tarwater has been at Fresno State through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 19 rec yds, 2 receptions against Nevada, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Matt Entz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 14.3 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 14.0 | 10.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 56–7
vs Southern
1 rec · 14 yds
Dominant 49-point win at home against Southern.
With E. Warner — 240 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.2 · -10 rush yds (2 car) · B. Donelson — 90 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 56-7vs Southern | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Nevada | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 21-49@ Colorado State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3vs Wyoming | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 5 | 52 | 10.6 | 0 | 14 |
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Fresno State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #70