Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 13 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
#83
Reece Adkins
Senior tight end for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 260 lb · Lake Mary, FL · Lake Mary
Returning to Massachusetts for 2026
The numbers
13
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 4.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 8 yds, at Rutgers
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from UCF to Massachusetts in 2025.
Reece Adkins
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Reece Adkins arrived at Massachusetts from UCF. One game to point at: 8 rec yds, 2 receptions against Rutgers — Week 1, 2026.
13 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
20256 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 2-12 over that span.
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
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: 1.5 REC/g, 6.5 YDS/g, 4.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 9 | 133 | 14.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
1 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- -57% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dan Dishman’s 2025 season.
Matches Dan on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Sherrard's sophomore season at Sam Houston (2023).
80%match
Matches Jackson on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Player DNA
Players who play like Reece Adkins
Background
2026 • Graduate Student Michael Boland Inspirational Award Phil Steele's Preseason Third Team 2025 • Graduate Student Competed in eight games for the Minutemen Totaled nine receptions for 133 yards and one touchdown Matched a career-high two receptions three times on the season - vs. Bryant (9/6)...
The tight end room · Massachusetts
- #11Max Dowling199 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Reece Adkins133 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Jax Markovich38 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Owen Anderson31 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Matt Ogunniyi3 receiving yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology