Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 7 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 25 |
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Keyan Burnett
Senior tight end for UNLV. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 250 lb · Ladera Ranch, CA
Transferred Arizona → UNLV for 2026
The numbers
75
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 10.7 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 55 yds, at Hawai'i
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for UNLV. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arizona in 2022.
- Transferred from Arizona to UNLV in 2026.
Keyan Burnett
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jedd Fisch, Brent Brennan and Dan Mullen. The receipt on tape: 55 rec yds, 3 receptions against Hawai'i, Week 1, 2026.
75 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Arizona4-star out of Servite
20246 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UNLV
2025Arizona
2026UNLV
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Arizona5-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
2023Arizona10-3HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
2026UNLV1-2HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 33.0 | 11.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 25.0 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–6
at Hawai'i
3 rec · 55 yds
With M. Choules — 45 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG · J. Arnold — 116 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.5 · 89 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
Game log
Game by game
Keyan Burnett's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to John Samuel Shenker’s 2022 season.
86%match
Matches John on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Reception volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Damous's junior season at UAB (2024).
88%match
Matches Bryce on
TD rate
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Player DNA
Players who play like Keyan Burnett
The tight end room · UNLV
- #85Matt Byrnes24 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Keyan Burnett11 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Velltray Jefferson1 game · 2026
- #43Jae Beasley II2 games · 2026
- #89Andreas Diaz-Nicolaidisno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · UNLV team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology