Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-20vs Oregon State | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 77-6vs Southern | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-28@ Texas Tech | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 16 | 172 | 10.3 | 2 | 30 |
#9
Patrick Overmyer
Patrick Overmyer packed up and started over at Houston — the fit is the whole question.
6′5″ · 240 lb · Kingwood, TX · Kingwood Park HS
CFB Index 56 · #52 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred UTSA → Houston 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.
The numbers
172
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Houston from 9% to 62% to win.Houston at Texas Tech · 28-26
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Houston. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2023.
- Transferred from UTSA to Houston in 2026.
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Catch rate: 70th percentile.
The full scouting readPatrick Overmyer
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Patrick Overmyer arrives at Houston with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
172REC YDS16REC2REC TD
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 73 yds vs Army.Army · L 24-272025
2023
- Signed with UTSA3-star out of Kingwood Park
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
Houston
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Houston
2025UTSA
2026Houston
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Patrick Overmyer'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 2 · 2026
W 77–6
vs Southern
2 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 71-point win at home against Southern.
With K. Henderson — 83 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.8 · 54 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · C. Weigman — 120 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.3 · 6 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Oregon State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.59(11:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short right to #9 P.Overmyer caught at HOU25, for 30 yards to the OSU44 (#36 D.Vickers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Southern · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.54(09:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short right to #9 P.Overmyer caught at SU10, for 9 yards to the SU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:59, 1ST DOWN #49 J.Dimas kick attempt good (H: #15 J.Sock, LS: #69 W.Edwards)
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.51(00:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short left to #9 P.Overmyer caught at TTU00, for 10 yards to the TTU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:49, 1ST DOWN rush attempt failed rush attempt failed. The previous play is under automatic review - "" #1 C.Weigman rush attempt failed. The previous play is under automatic review - "" #1 C.Weigman rush attempt failed. The previous play is under automatic review - "". CALL UPHELD #1 C.Weigman rush attempt failed. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the goal line". CALL UPHELD
- Week 1 · Oregon State · 2&15 · Q4 · EPA +2.33(14:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short middle to #9 P.Overmyer caught at OSU26, for 25 yards to the OSU18 (#28 B.Thompson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Oregon State · 2&13 · Q4 · EPA +2.28(08:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short left to #9 P.Overmyer caught at HOU39, for 18 yards to the HOU40, out of bounds at HOU40, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.18(01:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short right to #9 P.Overmyer caught at HOU46, for 17 yards to the HOU48 (#24 M.Esquerra), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.11(07:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short right to #9 P.Overmyer caught at HOU22, for 9 yards to the HOU29 (#14 B.Pollock)
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.07(01:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short middle to #9 P.Overmyer caught at TTU40, for 18 yards to the TTU34 (#7 B.Jordan), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Oregon State · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +0.82(01:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short left to #9 P.Overmyer caught at OSU18, for 3 yards to the OSU18 (#5 X.Chisolm), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Southern · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +0.59(11:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Weigman pass complete short left to #9 P.Overmyer caught at SU45, for 7 yards to the SU43 (#28 C.Jones)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +72 receiving yards, +8 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2026Houston2-1HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: receptions (85th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (29th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (5)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
16th → 62nd percentile
Explosive rate
35th → 35th percentile
Catch rate
16th → 70th percentile
TD rate
51st → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
46th → 29th 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
16 of 16 receptions matched to play-by-play
22 of 22 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2225% of team targetsCatch rate
73%16 of 22 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
9% of targets (2)
100%catch rate
Air -1.0 · YAC 20.5 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
45% of targets (10)
90%catch rate
Air 3.2 · YAC 2.0 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
41% of targets (9)
56%catch rate
Air 15.1 · YAC 3.4 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
5% of targets (1)
0%catch rate
Air 25.0 avg
73% catch rate on 22 targets · 25% 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 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 11.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 8.0 | 72.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.3 | 57.3 | 10.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
42.1%
88 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
97 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
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
Starter
The No. 2,150 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Big 12 as a senior.
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 Tanner McLachlan’s 2023 season.
82%match
NFL Rd 6
Matches Tanner on
Height
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Tanner on
Reception volume (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Noah Meyers’s path through Western Kentucky.
94%match
Matches Noah on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kyirin Heath's junior season at Southern Miss (2025).
84%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Kyirin on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from Kyirin on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Background
Prior to UH Spent the 2023-25 seasons at UTSA 2024 The Athletic Freshman All-American First Team 627 receiving yards on 58 catches and eight touchdowns at UTSA Five receiving touchdowns were the second-most on the team 74.9 offense grade ranked 2nd among tight ends in The American in 2025 63.7…
The tight end room · Houston
- #9Patrick Overmyer344 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Luke Mcgary13 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Traville Frederick Jr.3 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Kaleb Thomas1 game · 2026
- #88Jacory Thurmanno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology