Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Arizona | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 28 | 8.2 | 0 | 17 |
#2
Roger Saleapaga
Junior tight end for Oregon. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Orem, UT
Transferred Oregon for 2026
The numbers
28
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 9.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 23 yds, vs Utah Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Oregon. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2024.
- Transferred from Oregon to BYU in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 35.6 points in belief.
35.6own fans
0national conversation
In Their Words
64 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Roger Saleapaga
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dan Lanning and Kalani Sitake. One game to point at: 23 rec yds, 2 receptions against Utah Tech — Week 1, 2026.
28 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Oregon4-star out of Orem
2026
- 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 · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Oregon
Played his entire career under Dan Lanning.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oregon
2025Oregon
2026Oregon
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2026BYU2-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced, fast tempo
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 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 14.0 YDS/g, 8.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
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
Game log
The tight end room · BYU
- #7Walker Lyons223 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Roger Saleapaga26 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Noah Moeaki16 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Will Zundel2 games · 2025
- #87Ethan Ericksonno box-score line yet
7 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology