Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 45-21vs UT Martin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 | Season-high 9 yds |
#86
Jonathan Harding
Freshman tight end for Memphis. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 241 lb · The Villages, FL · The Villages Charter School
The numbers
9
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 9 yds, 1 TD, vs UT Martin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman tight end for Memphis. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2025.
Jonathan Harding
The receipt on tape: 9 rec yds, 1 receptions against UT Martin, Week 3, 2026.
9 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Memphis3-star out of The Villages Charter
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Memphis
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 45–21
vs UT Martin
1 rec · 9 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against UT Martin.
With M. Stokes — 258 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.4 · 2 rush yds (3 car) · J. Thompson — 110 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Memphis3-1HC: Charles Huff · 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: 1.0 REC/g, 9.0 YDS/g, 9.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
40.7%
101 pass / 147 run
Plays / game
62.0
4 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
114 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,272 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the American Athletic as a freshman.
Background
Prior to Memphis/Personal • Ranked as a consensus three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals • Tallied 77 catches for 873 yards and four receiving touchdowns as a tight end • Was originally a quarterback, totaling over 3,000 passing yards before transitioning to tight end • Finished…
The tight end room · Memphis
- Hunter Tipton307 receiving yards · 2026
- #14Aidan O'Callaghan35 receiving yards · 2026
- #86Jonathan Harding9 receiving yards · 2026
- #10TJ Johnson1 game · 2025
- #87Garrett Essnerno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Memphis team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology