Daejon Reynolds
Daejon Reynolds
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Daejon Reynolds has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The receipt: 139 rec yds, 4 receptions against Air Force — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 33 | 471 | 14.3 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 189 | 12.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 28 | 316 | 11.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida | 11 | 244 | 22.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 88 | 1,215 | 13.8 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | -- | -2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -1 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–31
vs Idaho State
1 rec · 9 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Idaho State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UNLV
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · UNLV
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #51 · 2026 recruiting class #63
DNA match
Player DNA
Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dane Key’s 2022 season.
Matches Dane on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Mershawn Rice’s path through Purdue.
Julius Young
Kyndon Fuselier
Malik Murray
Matches Mershawn on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Sam Brown's graduate season at Miami (2024).
Matches Sam on
Differs from Sam on
Player DNA
Players who play like Daejon Reynolds
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025-9520%
Sharp dropoff (-9520%) — career inflection point.