Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 2 yds |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
#85
Lyviel Waters
Junior tight end for Cincinnati. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 245 lb · Cincinnati, OH · Winton Woods
Returning to Cincinnati for 2026
The numbers
2
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 1 TD · 2 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 2 yds, 1 TD, vs Western Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Cincinnati. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2024.
Lyviel Waters
A 2-star signing who has since put 1 seasons on the field at Cincinnati. The receipt on tape: 2 rec yds, 1 receptions against Western Carolina, Week 2, 2026.
2 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Cincinnati2-star out of Winton Woods
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Cincinnati
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Cincinnati2-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 2.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 62–10
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (23 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
The tight end room · Cincinnati
- #87Gavin Grover58 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Devyn Zahursky1 game · 2026
- #86Kellen Davis1 game · 2026
- #85Lyviel Waters1 game · 2026
- #88DaMari Witherspoonno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Cincinnati team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology