Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#45
Keayen Nead
Senior tight end on BYU's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 260 lb · Sugar City, ID
Returning to BYU for 2026
The story
4 tight end on BYU's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from New Mexico to BYU in 2025.
Keayen Nead
New Mexico to BYU — the move that set up everything since.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
BYU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026BYU2-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced, fast tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
BYU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · BYU
Returning around him
- 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (9 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #21
The tight end room · BYU
- #7Walker Lyons223 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Roger Saleapaga26 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Noah Moeaki16 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Will Zundel2 games · 2025
- #45Keayen Nead1 game · 2026
7 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology