Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
#86
Jax Markovich
Sophomore tight end for Massachusetts. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Scottsdale, AZ · Horizon
Returning to Massachusetts for 2026
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 8 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 8 yds, at Rutgers
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Massachusetts. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Massachusetts in 2025.
Jax Markovich
This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Massachusetts. The receipt: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Rutgers — Week 1, 2026.
8 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with Massachusetts3-star out of Horizon
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 2-12 over that span.
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · 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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- -57% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
Background
2025 • Freshman Played in 10 games for the Minutemen Caught seven passes for 38 yards Had a career-best three receptions for a career-high 20 yards at Ohio (11/18) Posted a career-long 16-yard catch at Ohio (11/18) Before Massachusetts • An On3, 247Sports, and ESPN.com three-star recruit out of H...
The tight end room · Massachusetts
- #11Max Dowling199 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Reece Adkins133 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Jax Markovich38 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Owen Anderson31 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Matt Ogunniyi3 receiving yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology