Akron · W 38-10
No catches.
Northern Illinois · W 31-24
2 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD
The other 6 games average 22 yards. This one was 14 above.
Burnett has catches in 7 of UNLV’s 8 games: none against Akron.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Keyan Burnett
Keyan Burnett takes over from Nick Elksnis at UNLV.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.236
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Against Northern Illinois on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 36 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 15 catches for 171 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): 36 receiving yards, 2 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 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-31vs California | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-7vs North Dakota State | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ Air Force | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 31 | |
| Total | 15 | 171 | 11.4 | 2 | 31 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 39-31
vs California
2 rec · 29 yds · 1 TD
Edged out California at home in a shootout.
With J. Arnold — 177 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.6 · 110 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · M. Choules — 13 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
507th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
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
2914% of team targetsCatch rate
55%16 of 29 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
55% catch rate on 29 targets · 14% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 23.2 | 11.6 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 26.0 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 22.5 | 9.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 36.0 | 18.0 | 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
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #65 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jedd Fisch, Brent Brennan and Dan Mullen.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UNLV
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