Navy · W 49-39
No catches.
Florida Atlantic · W 48-41
7 catches, 85 yards
The other 6 games average 42 yards. This one was 43 above.
Reese has catches in 7 of North Texas’s 8 games: none against Navy.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Max Reese
Max Reese takes over from Tre Williams III at North Texas.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
335
Team leader in receiving yards (335).
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.
Against Florida Atlantic on Oct. 29: 7 catches for 85 yards, 1 of 3 on third and fourth down. In the 7 games drawn here: 24 catches for 335 yards. North Texas has thrown to him 29 times in 265 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 24 | 335 | 14.0 | 3 | 41 |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 27 | 232 | 8.6 | 2 | 34 |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 55 | 576 | 10.5 | 5 | 41 |
Last game (Wk 9): 85 receiving yards, 7 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ No. 6 Indiana | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-49@ Texas State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs Houston Christian | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-44@ Tulsa | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 1 | 41 | Season-high 101 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 50-10vs Charlotte | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-41vs Florida Atlantic | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | 33 | |
| Total | 24 | 335 | 14.0 | 3 | 41 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 45-44
at Tulsa
5 rec · 101 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Tulsa on the road in a shootout.
With T. Jackson — 332 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 81.7 · J. White — 219 rush yds (32 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 12 yds
The plays that mattered most
204th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +24 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
3011% of team targetsCatch rate
80%24 of 30 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
80% catch rate on 30 targets · 11% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 52.5 | 16.1 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 41.7 | 10.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 41.7 | 13.8 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 85.0 | 12.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
51.3%
290 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
70.6
8 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
24 catches and 2 carries in 7 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #19 at the position.
The No. 1,404 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Chris Creighton, Jeff Lebby and Neal Brown.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
