Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 2 | 37 | Season-high 119 yds |
| Total | 10 | 136 | 11.3 | 2 | 37 |
#81
Kari Ashley
Senior tight end for TCU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 225 lb · Marietta, GA · Marietta
Returning to TCU for 2026
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Yards / catch: 86th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
136
receiving yards · 2026
10 catches · 2 TD · 13.6 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 rec, 119 yds, 2 TD, vs Grambling
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for TCU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2026.
Kari Ashley
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The receipt on tape: 119 rec yds, 7 receptions against Grambling, Week 2, 2026.
136 REC YDS · 10 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Navarro College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
TCU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026TCU1-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th 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: 5.0 REC/g, 68.0 YDS/g, 11.3 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
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 | TCU | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Grambling · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.79(09:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete deep left to #81 K.Ashley caught at GSU09, for 29 yards to the GSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:23, 1ST DOWN #99 N.McCashland kick attempt good (H: #97 E.Black, LS: #57 W.Terry)
- Week 2 · Grambling · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.56(12:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #81 K.Ashley caught at GSU00, for 15 yards to the GSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:23, 1ST DOWN #99 N.McCashland kick attempt good (H: #97 E.Black, LS: #57 W.Terry)
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.04(10:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #81 K.Ashley caught at TCU37, for 12 yards to the TCU37 (#18 J.Patterson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Grambling · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.53(13:20) Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short left to #81 K.Ashley caught at GSU36, for 37 yards to the GSU06 (#0 C.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Grambling · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.11(02:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete deep left to #81 K.Ashley caught at GSU23, for 31 yards to the GSU17 (#5 K.Banks), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +0.74(09:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #81 K.Ashley caught at TCU29, for 5 yards to the TCU35 (#11 J.Harvey; #15 D.McDonald), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Grambling · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.68(07:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #81 K.Ashley caught at TCU41, for 1 yard to the TCU43 (#0 C.Williams)
- Week 2 · Grambling · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.58(12:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short left to #81 K.Ashley caught at TCU37, for 1 yard to the TCU39 (#2 M.Johnson), out of bounds
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA -0.40(05:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #81 K.Ashley caught at UNC17, for 0 yards to the UNC17 (#15 D.McDonald)
- Week 2 · Grambling · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.10(13:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #81 K.Ashley caught at GSU50, for 5 yards to the GSU43 (#20 L.Cunningham; #23 J.Guillard), out of bounds
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
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · TCU
Returning around him
- 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #47
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 Marcus Williams’s 2018 season.
Matches Marcus on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Differs from Marcus on
Class year (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Grayson Barnes’s path through West Virginia.
Matches Grayson on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Darrell Langham's freshman season at Miami (2018).
87%match
Matches Darrell on
Class year
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Background
HONORS » 2026 The Athletic College Football Freaks List PERSONAL/HS A 247Sports three-star recruit ... Rated the nation's No. 2 JUCO tight end and No. 2 JUCO prospect out of the state of Texas ... Played previously at Navarro JC and Georgia Tech ... Prepped at Marietta High School for coach Richa...
The tight end room · TCU
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- #89Braden Bachno box-score line yet
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology