Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 31-45@ North Texas | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-38@ Texas A&M | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Total | 3 | 62 | 22.5 | 0 | 28 |
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Tristan Golightly
Senior wide receiver for Kansas. 2021: 1 catch, 9 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 205 lb · Mesquite, TX
Kansas 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1379 nationally · Signed with Kansas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Kansas. 2021: 1 catch, 9 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2020.
- Transferred from Abilene Christian to Prairie View A&M in 2025.
Tristan Golightly
Two seasons at Kansas, two different head coaches: Les Miles and Lance Leipold. One game to point at: 34 rec yds, 2 receptions against Texas A&M — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Kansas, 31 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
20204 games
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Poteet
2022
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coaches2020
Kansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Lance Leipold. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Kansas0-9HC: Les Miles · Run-leaning
2021Kansas2-10HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 31.0 YDS/g, 22.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology