Senior tight end for UNLV. 2025: 12 catches, 145 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′6″ · 250 lb · Jacksonville, FL
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
Is the first read once you cross the 20.
Fumbles lost: 74th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
12 catches · 2 TD · 12.1 per catch
Best game: 2 rec, 20 yds, 1 TD, vs New Mexico
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for UNLV. 2025: 12 catches, 145 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Nick Elksnis
Is the first read once you cross the 20. South Carolina to UNLV — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 32 rec yds, 2 receptions against Nevada, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (3rd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 17.0 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 28.5 | 14.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 1.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #139 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #10 of 11 Mountain West TEs
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 2 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 21 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 31-56@ Boise State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-40vs New Mexico | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-26vs Utah State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10vs Hawai'i | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-17@ Nevada | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-38@ Boise State | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Bowl | L 10-17@ Ohio | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 12 | 145 | 11.3 | 2 | 23 |
Play style
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UNLV
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · UNLV
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #63
Player DNA
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Thomas Odukoya’s 2021 season.
Matches Thomas on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Garrett Oakley's freshman season at Kansas State (2023).
Matches Garrett on
Differs from Garrett on
Player DNA