Ohio State · W 24-23
No catches.
UTSA · W 30-6
No catches.
Tennessee · W 20-17
No catches.
Florida · L 24-27
No catches.
Ole Miss · W 34-27
No catches.
Townsend has catches in 3 of Texas’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
4 stories in the last 30 days, from 4 outlets.
Texas TE Nick Townsend removed from Thursday injury report
Burnt Orange Nation +1 Oct 8
Nick Townsend
Two seasons in the Texas receiving corps to date. One game to point at: 18 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Oklahoma — Week 6, 2026.
31 receiving yards · 6 catches · 0 receiving TD
from 4 outlets
Texas TE Nick Townsend removed from Thursday injury report
Burnt Orange Nation +1 Oct 8 · 2 outlets
from 7 outlets
Steve Sarkisian provides injury updates for Nick Townsend, Derrek Cooper
247Sports +2 Sep 17 · 3 outlets
Sports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Against Mississippi State on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 4 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 6 catches for 31 yards. Texas has thrown to him 7 times in 121 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): 4 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs No. 1 Ohio State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Oklahoma | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 31-3vs Mississippi State | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 9 |
Week 6 · 2026
L 24-27
vs Oklahoma · neutral site
3 rec · 18 yds
With M. Chiumento — 41.7 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · A. Manning — 260 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 73.2 · 20 rush yds (7 car)
Ratings of the games shown run from +2 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Steve Sarkisian — 16-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
43.5%
226 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
64.9
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
263 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
