Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | L 17-42vs UNLV | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
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Jayden O'Rourke
Senior tight end for Nevada. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′9″ · 262 lb · Tweed Heads, NSW
Returning to Nevada for 2026
The numbers
25
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 12.5 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 25 yds, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Nevada. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Nevada in 2023.
Jayden O'Rourke
Two seasons at Nevada, two different head coaches: Ken Wilson and Jeff Choate. The receipt on tape: 25 rec yds, 2 receptions against UNLV, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Nevadaout of Gold Coast Stingrays
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Nevada
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Ken Wilson
Nevada
Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Wilson → Jeff Choate. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Run-leaning
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
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: 2.0 REC/g, 25.0 YDS/g, 12.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Nevada
Returning around him
- 36% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #98
The tight end room · Nevada
- #82Jayden O'Rourke25 receiving yards · 2025
- #16DJ Asiasi5 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Kola Babalola1 game · 2025
- #89Benjamin Wheeler1 game · 2026
- #83Carter Eckno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Nevada team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology