Senior tight end for Miami (OH). 2025: 13 catches, 116 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′3″ · 228 lb · Waynesville, OH
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
13 catches · 2 TD · 8.9 per catch
The play that turned itSwung Miami (OH) from 26% to 60% to win.Western Michigan at Miami (OH) · 26-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Miami (OH). 2025: 13 catches, 116 receiving yards, 2 TD.
His career, year by yearHow he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Rec TDs: 43rd percentile.
The full scouting readBrian Shane
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He has spent two seasons in the Miami (OH) receiving corps. The receipt: 56 rec yds, 4 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chuck Martin — 16-12 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (8th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 18.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 19.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #12 of 12 Mid-American TEs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 116 | 8.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 128 | 9.1 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 38–0
vs Lindenwood
1 rec · 4 yds
Dominant 38-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With P. Stainton — 47 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · H. Hesson — 208 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 21.5 · 13 rush yds (3 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs UNLV | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-0vs Lindenwood | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-7@ Akron | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-30vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17vs Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24vs Toledo | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 15 | L 13-23@ Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 3-18@ Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 13 | 116 | 7.4 | 2 | 20 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami (OH)
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Miami (OH)
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #105
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sam Olson’s 2024 season.
Matches Sam on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Alec Holler's sophomore season at UCF (2021).
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Player DNA