6′5″ · 240 lb · Bolivar, MO
He has 27 catches, tied for 11th among FBS tight ends.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 6, middle 4, right 10.
Darrin Fugitt
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AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-10-24
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 27 | 257 | 9.5 | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 257 | 9.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 7 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-41@ NC State | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10vs Old Dominion | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31vs James Madison | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 27 | 257 | 9.5 | 1 | 30 |
Oct. 22 · W 34-31 vs James Madison, play by play
4 catches for 7 yards. App State threw to him on 4 of its 44 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 34-31 win.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
5-yard catch. Second quarter, down 14-3.
5 catches for 38 yards. App State threw to him on 7 of its 26 passes.
16-yard catch. First quarter, down 7-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 20 yards. App State threw to him on 4 of its 27 passes. He had no catches in the fourth quarter, as a 3-2 lead became a 10-3 loss.
12-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, down 10-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 63 yards. App State threw to him on 6 of its 39 passes. 57 of the 63 came before halftime.
30-yard catch. Second quarter, down 21-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 16 yards. App State threw to him on 4 of its 43 passes.
16-yard catch. Third quarter, up 13-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 66 yards, his most this season, his most catches this season, in a 27-24 win.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 7 catches for 70 yards, the box score 7 for 66, so no play is placed until they agree.
4 catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. App State threw to him on 4 of its 33 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 55-3 win.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
20-yard catch. Second quarter, up 10-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
W 55-3
vs Maine
4 rec · 47 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · N. Branch — 5 rec · 55 yds · 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
244th in receiving yards, among all 1,995 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3716% of team targetsCatch rate
73%27 of 37 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
73% catch rate on 37 targets · 16% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 22.5 | 9.9 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 55.7 | 10.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 41.7 | 11.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
49.9%
251 pass / 252 run
Plays / game
71.9
7 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
263 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
27 catches in 7 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
His career
Sun Belt Conference
