#85

Matt Byrnes

Senior tight end for UNLV. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

TE · UNLV · Sr. · #85

6′6″ · 250 lb · Chicago, IL

Returning to UNLV for 2026
Next upSat Sep 26 · 12 am ETat AkronInfoCision Stadium

How he plays

Yards / catch: 43rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

19

receiving yards · 2026

2 catches · 9.5 per catch

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 19 yds, vs Memphis

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 tight end for UNLV. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

  • Signed with Houston in 2021.
  • Transferred from Houston to UNLV in 2025.
His career, year by year

Matt Byrnes

TE · UNLV · Sr · #85

Matt Byrnes has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 19 rec yds, 2 receptions against Memphis — Week 1, 2026.

19 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • season totals
  • head-coach lineage
  • game log

The tight end room · UNLV

  1. #85Matt ByrnesTE · Sr.24 receiving yards · 2025
  2. #84Keyan BurnettTE · Sr.11 receiving yards · 2025
  3. #88Velltray JeffersonTE · Sr.1 game · 2026
  4. #43Jae Beasley IITE · Jr.2 games · 2026
  5. #89Andreas Diaz-NicolaidisTE · Fr.no 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