Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
#7
Ty Washington
Senior tight end for Notre Dame. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 253 lb · Leesburg, GA · Lee County/Arkansas
Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
The numbers
6
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 6 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 6 yds, vs Wisconsin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Notre Dame. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas in 2022.
- Transferred from Arkansas to Notre Dame in 2025.
Ty Washington
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Sam Pittman and Marcus Freeman. The receipt on tape: 6 rec yds, 1 receptions against Wisconsin, Week 1, 2026.
6 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Arkansas3-star out of Lee County
20253 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy
2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced
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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 6.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas | 11 | 170 | 15.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 20 | 252 | 12.6 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
1 rec · 6 yds
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 51% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (7 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Blake Whiteheart’s 2021 season.
Matches Blake on
Height
Weight
Reception volume
Differs from Blake on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Carson Kent's sophomore season at Kennesaw State (2024).
82%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Carson on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Carson on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ty Washington
The tight end room · Notre Dame
- #7Ty Washington34 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Jack Larsen30 receiving yards · 2025
- #42Henry Garrityno box-score line yet
- #87Cooper Flanagan2 games · 2026
- #89Austin Ratiganno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology