Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs Central Washington | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 35-38vs San Diego | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 |
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Luke Leighton
Sophomore tight end for Washington State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 230 lb · Eugene, OR
Transferred Washington State for 2026
The numbers
27
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 22 yds, vs Central Washington
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore tight end for Washington State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2023.
- Transferred from Washington State to Cal Poly in 2026.
Luke Leighton
Washington State to Cal Poly — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 22 rec yds, 1 receptions against Central Washington — Week 1, 2026.
27 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Sheldon
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Washington State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Washington State
2025Washington State
2026Washington State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Cal Poly1-2HC: Kirby Moore · Run-heavy
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: 1.0 REC/g, 13.5 YDS/g, 13.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Pass share
34.5%
67 pass / 127 run
Plays / game
64.7
3 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
79 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,529 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Pac-12 as a sophomore.
The tight end room · Washington State
- #23Trey Leckner174 receiving yards · 2025
- #28Jack Pedersen72 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Ademola Faleye23 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Beau Baker12 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Luke Leighton2 games · 2026
4 more on the roster · Washington State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology