Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 20-37@ Hawai'i | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-55@ Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 36 |
#19
Rayfield Lotten
Junior tight end for New Mexico State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 240 lb · New Orleans, LA
Transferred Sam Houston → New Mexico State for 2026
The numbers
54
receiving yards · 2025
3 catches · 18 per catch
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 36 yds, at Western Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for New Mexico State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Sam Houston to New Mexico State in 2026.
Rayfield Lotten
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Greg Knox and Phil Longo. The receipt on tape: 36 rec yds, 1 receptions against Western Kentucky, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
New Mexico State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jerry Kill → Tony Sanchez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico State
2025Sam Houston
2026New Mexico State
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Mississippi State5-7HC: Greg Knox · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (99th percentile). 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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
52.3%
101 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
64.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
107 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
The tight end room · New Mexico State
- #19Rayfield Lotten54 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Josiah Thomas3 games · 2026
- #48Duke Fryeno box-score line yet
- #86Jerry Lydiatt2 games · 2026
- #18Joshua Goinesno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · New Mexico State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology