Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Rhode Island | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 48-49@ Toledo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 2 yds |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
#18
Joey Schlaffer
Senior tight end for Temple. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 250 lb · Reading, PA · Exeter Township
Transferred Penn State → Temple for 2026
The numbers
2
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Temple from 38% to 58% to win.Temple at Toledo · 49-48
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Temple. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2023.
- Transferred from Penn State to Temple in 2026.
Joey Schlaffer
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Terry Smith and K.C. Keeler. One game to point at: 2 rec yds, 1 receptions against Toledo — Week 3, 2026.
2 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Exeter Township
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Temple
2025Penn State
2026Temple
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 2 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Rhode Island
1 pass breakups
Dominant 24-point win at home against Rhode Island.
With K. Mason — 158 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · J. Bermudez — 15 rush yds (1 car)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
2026Temple1-2HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, 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 2 games: 0.5 REC/g, 1.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
33.2%
61 pass / 123 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
70 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Joey Schlaffer's game-by-game stats 2026 (Redshirt Junior, Temple): Transferred to Temple in January. 2025 (Redshirt Sophomore, Penn State): Played in three games … made first career reception vs. Villanova for a 19-yard touchdown. 2024 (Redshirt Freshman, Penn State): Appeared in three games ......
The tight end room · Temple
- #88Peter Clarke483 receiving yards · 2025
- #33Ryder Kusch60 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Joey Schlaffer19 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Daniel Evert15 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Patrick Kellerno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Temple team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology