Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
#88
Velltray Jefferson
Senior tight end for UNLV. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 260 lb · Fresno, CA
Returning to UNLV for 2026
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 8 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 8 yds, at Hawai'i
His career numbers, season by seasonVelltray Jefferson
The receipt on tape: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Hawai'i, Week 1, 2026.
8 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
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Recruit
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CFB
College
UNLV
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026UNLV1-2HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
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, 8.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UNLV | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–6
at Hawai'i
1 rec · 8 yds
With M. Choules — 45 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG · J. Arnold — 116 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.5 · 89 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UNLV
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · UNLV
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (16 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #63
The tight end room · UNLV
- #85Matt Byrnes24 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Keyan Burnett11 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Velltray Jefferson1 game · 2026
- #43Jae Beasley II2 games · 2026
- #89Andreas Diaz-Nicolaidisno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · UNLV team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology