Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-38vs Purdue | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Total | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 |
#85
Brayden Loftin
Senior tight end for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 231 lb · Omaha, NE · Lewis Central HS [IA] / Kansas State
Transferred Kansas State → UCLA for 2026
The numbers
27
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 27 yds, vs Purdue
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2022.
- Transferred from Kansas State to UCLA in 2026.
Brayden Loftin
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Brayden Loftin has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 27 rec yds, 2 receptions against Purdue — Week 3, 2026.
27 REC YDS · 2 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 Kansas State3-star out of Lewis Central
2026
- Entered the portal
- 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
3 coaches2024
Deshaun Foster
UCLA
2025era →
Tim Skipper
UCLA
2026era →
Bob Chesney
UCLA
Played under 3 different head coaches: Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
2025Kansas State
2026UCLA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 19 | 207 | 10.9 | 2 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026UCLA3-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
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: 1.0 REC/g, 13.5 YDS/g, 13.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.0%
76 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,168 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Big Ten as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Landen King’s 2023 season.
Matches Landen on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Recruiting rating
Differs from Landen on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Kirch's freshman season at Florida Atlantic (2025).
Matches Michael on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Michael on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brayden Loftin
Background
Career Summary Transferred to UCLA ahead of the 2026 campaign after spending his first four collegiate seasons at Kansas State (2022-25) … played 31 games (one start) at K-State, totaling 17 receptions for 180 yards and two touchdowns. 2025 (Kansas State) Played in all 12 of the Wildcats’ games…
The tight end room · UCLA
- #85Brayden Loftin55 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Josh Phifer40 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Noah Fox-Flores4 receiving yards · 2025
- #47Harry Lodge1 game · 2026
- #44Peter Bariono box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology