Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |

Middle Tennessee is 4-4.
Arrived at Middle Tennessee from Purdue. A game that shows it: 9 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Murray State — Week 1, 2026.
16 receiving yards · 3 catches · 0 receiving TD
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Career | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 20 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-14
vs Murray State
2 rec · 9 yds
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
2 seasons under Derek Mason — 7-13 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 5.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
53.0%
259 pass / 230 run
Plays / game
61.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Walters and Derek Mason.