Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-28@ Montana | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 2 | 58 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 47-42vs Weber State | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Total | 11 | 128 | 11.4 | 3 | 58 |
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Joshua Acord
Junior tight end for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 245 lb · North Salt Lake, UT
Returning to App State for 2026
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Rec TDs: 93rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
128
receiving yards · 2026
11 catches · 3 TD · 11.6 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Southern Utah from 12% to 38% to win.Southern Utah at Montana · 28-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Southern Utah in 2022.
- Transferred from Southern Utah to App State in 2025.
Joshua Acord
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He got to App State by way of Southern Utah. One game to point at: 86 rec yds, 6 receptions against Montana — Week 1, 2026.
128 REC YDS · 11 REC · 3 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Southern Utahout of Northridge
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Southern Utah2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec tds (93rd percentile). Strength: long catch (86th percentile). Concern: receptions (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: 5.5 REC/g, 64.0 YDS/g, 11.4 YPR, 1.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
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 | App State | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 3 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · App State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (38 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jeremiah Gaines’s 2016 season.
71%match
Matches Jeremiah on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Height
Differs from Jeremiah on
Reception volume (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Chigoziem Okonkwo’s path through Maryland.
88%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Chigoziem on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Deyunkrea Lewis's sophomore season at Troy (2021).
Matches Deyunkrea on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Deyunkrea on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
The tight end room · App State
- #4Izayah Cummings374 receiving yards · 2025
- #85David Larkins218 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Dillon Galloway14 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Jared Gibble2 receiving yards · 2025
- #34Joshua Acord2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology