Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Total | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
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Jett Carpenter
5th-year tight end for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 255 lb · Medford, OR · North Medford
CFB Index 57 · #49 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Nevada → Texas Tech for 2026
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
10
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 10 yds, vs Abilene Christian
Swing playSwung Nevada from 54% to 78% to win.Nevada at Wyoming · 13-7
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Nevada to Texas Tech in 2026.
Jett Carpenter
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jeff Choate and Joey McGuire. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 10 rec yds, 2 receptions against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2026.
10 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 70 yds at Western Kentucky.Western Kentucky · L 16-312025
202512 games
- All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
2025Nevada
2026Texas Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
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, 10.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Nevada | 35 | 374 | 10.7 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 384 | 10.4 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 33–10
2 rec · 10 yds
Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
With W. Hammond — 298 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 11 rush yds (2 car) · J. Williams — 71 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kenny Fletcher’s 2025 season.
Matches Kenny on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Kenny on
TD rate (higher)
Reception volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Hunter Welcing's sophomore season at Northwestern (2025).
Matches Hunter on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Jett Carpenter
Background
CAREER HONORS Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference (2025, Sr.) Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference (2024, Sr.) PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH Arrived at Texas Tech as one of the most-experienced tight ends in the country between one year at Nevada (2025) and five seasons at Eastern Washington...
The tight end room · Texas Tech
- #7Terrance Carter624 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Jett Carpenter374 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Matt Ludwig2 games · 2026
- #83Jack Esparzano box-score line yet
- #89Jason Llewellynno box-score line yet
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology