Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-12vs Western Michigan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs Oklahoma | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
#42
Jalen Hoffman
Senior tight end for Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Burke, VA · Lake Braddock
Returning to Michigan for 2026
The numbers
22
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 11 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 9 yds, vs Oklahoma
His career numbers, season by seasonJalen Hoffman
Two seasons at Michigan, two different head coaches: Biff Poggi and Kyle Whittingham. One game to point at: 13 rec yds, 1 receptions against Western Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
22 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Biff Poggi
Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Biff Poggi → Kyle Whittingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2026Michigan2-0HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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: 1.0 REC/g, 11.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 17–10
vs Oklahoma
1 rec · 9 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With C. Brown — 42 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 51 LONG · B. Underwood — 111 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · 87 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Michigan
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
Background
At Michigan • Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2024) • Three-time letter winner (2023-24-25) Junior (2025) • Appeared in all 13 games (one on offense only) at full back/tight end and contributed on special teams; made one tackle to earn his third varsity letter • Contributed as a fullback/tight end...
The tight end room · Michigan
- #83Zack Marshall199 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Hogan Hansen74 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Deakon Tonielli72 receiving yards · 2025
- #42Jalen Hoffman2 games · 2026
- #46Crandall Quinnno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology