Kaleo Ballungay

#19 · TE · Sr. · UNLV6′7″ · 265 lb · Tracy, CA · Kimball

Kaleo Ballungay: TE · UNLV · #19.

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Kaleo Ballungay

TE · UNLV · Sr · #19

Is the first read once you cross the 20. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at UNLV. One game to point at: 38 receiving yards and 3 receptions against San Diego State — Week 12, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

UNLV in the news

Mullen criticizes NCAA eligibility rulingLas Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	UNLV	17	152	8.9	6	29
2023	UNLV	18	314	17.4	2	84
2022	UNLV	3	21	7.0	0	10
2021	UNLV	1	28	28.0	0	28
Career		39	515	13.2	8	84

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 72-14vs Utah Tech	2	14	7.0	0	11
Wk 5	W 59-14vs Fresno State	1	17	17.0	1	17
Wk 6	L 41-44vs Syracuse	2	20	10.0	1	14
Wk 8	W 33-25@ Oregon State	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 9	L 24-29vs No. 17 Boise State	1	9	9.0	1	9
Wk 12	W 41-20vs San Diego State	3	38	12.7	1	29	Season-high 38 yds
Wk 13	W 27-16@ San José State	1	5	5.0	1	5
Wk 14	W 38-14vs Nevada	2	16	8.0	1	15
Wk 15	L 7-21@ No. 10 Boise State	2	9	4.5	0	6
Bowl	W 24-13vs California	2	9	4.5	0	5
Total		17	152	8.9	6	29

Signature game

Week 6 · 2024

L 41-44

vs Syracuse

2 rec · 20 yds · 1 TD

With H. Williams — 227 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 80.3 · 53 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · R. White — 10 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Boise State · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 9 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Week 12 · San Diego State · 2nd and 16 · Q2 · EPA +3.00Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 29 yds to the SDSU 20 for a
Week 14 · Nevada · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 1 yd for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Week 5 · Fresno State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.58Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 17 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Week 12 · San Diego State · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 2 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Week 6 · Syracuse · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 6 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)

4 more plays

Week 13 · San José State · 1st and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.88Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 5 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Week 14 · Nevada · 2nd and 18 · Q3 · EPA +1.18Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 15 yds to the UNLV 40
Week 2 · Utah Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.90Matthew Sluka pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 11 yds to the UNLV 35 for a
Week 6 · Syracuse · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +0.40Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Kaleo Ballungay for 14 yds to the SYR 23 for a

Teams and coaches

2021UNLV2-10HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced

2023UNLV9-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning

2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 41 (#94 of 135). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2024 season

41Rotational starter #94 of 135 · 2024?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rec tds (90th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (19th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#13 / 168 · 90th pct

Receptions#110 / 168 · 32nd pct

Long catch#120 / 168 · 27th pct

Rec yards#129 / 168 · 24th pct

152

Yards / catch#135 / 168 · 19th pct

8.9

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.8	19.0	10.6	0.8
Road3g	1.3	9.7	8.2	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	1.8	15.0	9.6	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	1.7	15.3	9.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Barry Odom

Pass share

33.8%

308 pass / 604 run

Plays / game

65.1

14 games

Team sack rate

8.3%

336 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

17 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

41 · #94 of 135 TEs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #94 at the position.

Kaleo Ballungay

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Style of play

Fans

UNLV in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

17 catches in 10 games

Five seasons at UNLV

2020