Pittsburgh · L 11-34
6 catches, 25 yards
The other 7 games average 39 yards. This one was 14 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 5, middle 14, right 10.
Kevin Roche Jr.
Kevin Roche Jr. takes over from Luke Harpring at Georgia Tech.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Kevin Roche Jr. vs Colorado.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 35 | 298 | 8.5 | 1 | 23 |
| Career | 35 | 298 | 8.5 | 1 | 23 |
Last game (Wk 9): 25 receiving yards, 6 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 18 Tennessee | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Stanford | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-49vs Boston College | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | L 11-34@ Pittsburgh | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 35 | 298 | 8.5 | 1 | 23 |
Oct. 31 · L 11-34 at Pittsburgh
6 catches for 25 yards.
6 catches for 32 yards and a touchdown. Georgia Tech threw to him on 8 of its 32 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
4-yard touchdown on 3rd and 4. First quarter, made it 7-0.
0-yard catch on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, up 10-6.
11-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 42-20.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 29 yards. Georgia Tech threw to him on 5 of its 38 passes.
14-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 34-17.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 12 yards. Georgia Tech threw to him on 5 of its 30 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. First quarter, up 7-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, tied 7-7. Broken up by Duke’s P. Smith-Young.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, up 21-18. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 59 yards. Georgia Tech threw to him on 9 of its 37 passes. Georgia Tech’s last two throws to him, down 34-27 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 9. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 16. Third quarter, up 20-13.
16-yard catch on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, down 34-20. Converted.
17-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 34-27.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 38 yards. Georgia Tech threw to him on 3 of its 22 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 44-11 win.
23-yard catch. Second quarter, up 17-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 66 yards, his most this season. Georgia Tech threw to him on 8 of its 40 passes. 47 of the 66 came before halftime.
22-yard catch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 37 yards. Georgia Tech threw to him on 6 of its 23 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, tied 7-7.
16-yard catch on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, up 10-7. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 2 · 2026
L 24-45
vs Tennessee
6 rec · 66 yds
With A. Mendoza — 221 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 35.7 · J. Haynes — 81 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · 6 rec · 36 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
260th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +18 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
5421% of team targetsCatch rate
65%35 of 54 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 54 targets · 21% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 37.0 | 10.1 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 37.7 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 40.2 | 10.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 28.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
35 catches in 8 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #21 at the position.
The No. 1,076 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
