Akron · W 38-10
No catches.
Northern Illinois · W 31-24
5 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD
The other 6 games average 55 yards. This one was 57 above.
McGee has catches in 7 of UNLV’s 8 games: none against Akron.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Kayden McGee
Kayden McGee takes over from Jaden Bradley at UNLV.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
442
Team leader in receiving yards (442).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Northern Illinois on Oct. 31: 5 catches for 112 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 21 catches for 442 yards. UNLV has thrown to him 26 times in 189 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 112 receiving yards, 5 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-31vs California | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 1 | 70 | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-7vs North Dakota State | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ Air Force | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 2 | 60 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 1 | 75 | Season-high 112 yds |
| Total | 21 | 442 | 21.0 | 5 | 75 |
Week 7 · 2026
L 31-41
at Air Force
5 rec · 99 yds · 2 TD
With J. Arnold — 246 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.0 · 78 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · E. Schwartz — 3 points · 60 long · 100 percent on field goals
The plays that mattered most
106th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2612% of team targetsCatch rate
81%21 of 26 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
81% catch rate on 26 targets · 12% of the team's targets · 75% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 72.0 | 20.2 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 51.3 | 24.9 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 55.0 | 22.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 112 | 22.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
42.2%
218 pass / 298 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #105 at the position.
The No. 1,591 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mountain West as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Dan Mullen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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