Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 2 | 21 | Season-high 108 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 35-26@ Maryland | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 1 | 25 | |
| Total | 25 | 265 | 10.8 | 4 | 25 |
#85
Luke Reynolds
No.71 4★, national recruit is what Luke Reynolds has put on film since landing at Virginia Tech — the bet is starting to settle.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Westford, MA · Cheshire Academy (Conn.)
CFB Index 43 · #89 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Penn State → Virginia 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.
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Catch rate: 98th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
265
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 12 rec, 107 yds, 1 TD, at Maryland
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior tight end for Virginia Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2024.
- Transferred from Penn State to Virginia Tech in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
25.8own fans
29.4rival fans
In Their Words
522 windows · 2026 fan posts
luke×47.6hokies×216.2reynolds×171.5blacksburg×219.4tight×26.5penn×21.5end×16.6grunkemeyer×276.2
“It feels good to have a competent team again. VT might have the best tight end in the country in Luke Reynolds”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Luke Reynolds
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Luke Reynolds arrives at Virginia Tech with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
265REC YDS25REC4REC TD
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.71
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 73 yds vs Villanova.Villanova · W 52-62025
20246 games
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Cheshire Academy
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Pry → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
2025Penn State
2026Virginia Tech
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 25 | 265 | 10.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 26 | 257 | 9.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 60 | 633 | 10.6 | 5 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Luke Reynolds's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 35–26
at Maryland
12 rec · 107 yds · 1 TD
With E. Grunkemeyer — 314 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.7 · 13 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · N. Totten — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · VMI · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA -5.76(00:00) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #85 L.Reynolds caught at Hokies49, for 12 yards to the VMI47 lateral to #4 T.Denmark for 2 yards loss to the Hokies45 fumbled by #4 T.Denmark at Hokies45 recovered by VMI #11 R.Powell at VMI47, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +3.08(13:12) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short middle to #85 L.Reynolds caught at ODU45, for 20 yards to the ODU35 (#5 B.Crutchfield), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Hokies Illegal Block in Back (#0 A.Greene) 10 yards from ODU35 to ODU45
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.04(06:55) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #85 L.Reynolds caught at ODU03, for 16 yards to the ODU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:51, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +3.03(08:26) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #85 L.Reynolds caught at ODU06, for 10 yards to the ODU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:23, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
- Week 3 · Maryland · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.86(08:18) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short middle to #85 L.Reynolds caught at UMD14, for 14 yards to the UMD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:15, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
- Week 1 · VMI · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.82(12:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #85 L.Reynolds caught at VMI10, for 21 yards to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:33, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
- Week 3 · Maryland · 2&11 · Q4 · EPA +2.32(11:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short middle to #85 L.Reynolds caught at VA35, for 13 yards to the VA47 (#3 T.Reddick), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.22(14:57) #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #85 L.Reynolds caught at Hokies40, for 17 yards to the Hokies42 (#2 D.Iles), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Maryland · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.05(02:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #85 L.Reynolds caught at UMD45, for 1 yard to the UMD45 (#24 A.Jackson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "First down". CALL UPHELD
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.02(00:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #85 L.Reynolds caught at Hokies37, for 21 yards to the Hokies39, out of bounds at Hokies39, 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +107 receiving yards, +12 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Penn State13-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
2026Virginia Tech3-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: catch rate (98th percentile). Strength: epa / target (91st percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (5)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
55th → 91st percentile
Explosive rate
31st → 62nd percentile
Catch rate
87th → 98th percentile
TD rate
18th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
23rd → 31st percentile
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
25 of 25 receptions matched to play-by-play
27 of 27 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2729% of team targetsCatch rate
93%25 of 27 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
11% of targets (3)
100%catch rate
Air -2.7 · YAC 9.3 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
56% of targets (15)
93%catch rate
Air 4.1 · YAC 2.9 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
33% of targets (9)
89%catch rate
Air 13.6 · YAC 4.8 avg
93% catch rate on 27 targets · 29% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 79.0 | 11.8 | 1.5 |
| Road1g | 12.0 | 107 | 8.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.3 | 88.3 | 10.8 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
50.0%
115 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
76.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
115 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
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 2026 production profile sits closest to Casey Pierce’s 2014 season.
68%match
Matches Casey on
Yards / reception
Height
Differs from Casey on
TD rate (higher)
Reception volume (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Christopher Toudle’s path through Western Michigan.
96%match
Matches Christopher on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Briley Moore's junior season at Kansas State (2020).
80%match
All-Big 12
Matches Briley on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
TD rate
Differs from Briley on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Luke Reynolds
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #216
Peaked at #216 this season.
The tight end room · Virginia Tech
- #85Luke Reynolds257 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Ja'Ricous Hairston112 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Benji Gosnell86 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Harrison Saint Germain28 receiving yards · 2025
- #36Brody Jones1 game · 2025
3 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology