Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 0 | 43 | Season-high 94 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 14-6vs New Mexico | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 10 | 171 | 18.1 | 1 | 43 |
#81
Rocky Beers
Rocky Beers packed up and started over at Oklahoma, and the new tape already reads 388 team receiving yards leader.
6′5″ · 240 lb · Littleton, CO
CFB Index 63 · #29 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Colorado State → Oklahoma 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
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Yards / catch: 92nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
171
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 94 yds, at Michigan
Swing playSwung Colorado State from 33% to 54% to win.Colorado State at Boise State · 49-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
6th-year tight end for Oklahoma. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Colorado State to Oklahoma in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 18.1 points in belief.
26.9own fans
45national conversation
Oklahoma Sooners’ offense is poised for a resurgence as the tight end group emerges as the surprise catalyst. Can names like Hayden Hansen, Rocky Beers, and Jake Van Dorselaer provide the blocking and receiving punch that the program has…
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
139 windows · 2026 fan posts
rocky×603.1favorite×80.6colorado×24.2bad×26.6tight×20.7end×12.3
“Also that we have a TE names Rocky Beers”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Rocky Beers
On Trialas of 2026-09-22
Rocky Beers arrives at Oklahoma with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
171REC YDS10REC1REC TD
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
388
Team leader in receiving yards (388).
Oklahoma fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
medium confidence13 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 2 td vs Fresno State.Fresno State · W 49-212025
20259 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Mountain Westsecond
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma
2025Colorado State
2026Oklahoma
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 31 | 388 | 12.5 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | 18 | 166 | 9.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Air Force | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 63 | 743 | 11.8 | 10 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Rocky Beers'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 14–6
vs New Mexico
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · UTEP · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +3.38(01:08) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short right to #81 R.Beers caught at UTEP21, for 40 yards to the UTEP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:01, 1ST DOWN #29 T.Sandell kick attempt good (H: #87 J.Ulrich, LS: #50 B.Anderson)
- Week 2 · Michigan · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.35(00:53) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short middle to #81 R.Beers caught at OU 25, for 43 yards to the UOM40 (#0 J.Hill), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · New Mexico · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.59(01:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short right to #81 R.Beers caught at OU28, for 22 yards to the OU43 (#8 O.Arnold; #38 J.Flaker), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Michigan · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.25(14:58) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short middle to #81 R.Beers caught at OU 45, for 16 yards to the UOM46 (#7 C.Bracy), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Michigan · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.19(12:14) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short left to #81 R.Beers caught at OU 26, for 25 yards to the OU 37 (#4 C.Taylor), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · New Mexico · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.51(00:57) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short middle to #81 R.Beers caught at UNM35, for 12 yards to the UNM32 (#3 C.McBean), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Michigan · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA -0.80(05:51) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short right to #81 R.Beers caught at OU 28, for 0 yards to the OU 29 (#12 N.Owusu-Boateng)
- Week 2 · Michigan · 2&2 · Q1 · EPA +0.41(14:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short right to #81 R.Beers caught at OU 39, for 7 yards to the OU 40 (#1 R.Moore), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Michigan · 2&14 · Q4 · EPA -0.22(13:18) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short left to #81 R.Beers caught at UOM24, for 3 yards to the UOM22, End Of Play
- Week 1 · UTEP · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA -0.17(05:46) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short right to #81 R.Beers caught at UTEP16, for 3 yards to the UTEP15 (#14 C.Biddle)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +34 receiving yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Air Force10-3HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2023Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Balanced
2024Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Colorado State2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Balanced
2026Oklahoma2-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (92nd percentile). Strength: long catch (92nd percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
10 of 10 receptions matched to play-by-play
13 of 13 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
1318% of team targetsCatch rate
77%10 of 13 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
8% of targets (1)
100%catch rate
Air -1.0 · YAC 1.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
69% of targets (9)
78%catch rate
Air 5.7 · YAC 9.4 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
15% of targets (2)
100%catch rate
Air 16.5 · YAC 16.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
8% of targets (1)
0%catch rate
Air 27.0 avg
77% catch rate on 13 targets · 18% 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 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 19.2 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 6.0 | 94.0 | 15.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 57.0 | 18.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
44.0%
77 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
58.3
3 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Blake Jarwin’s 2016 season.
Matches Blake on
Height
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Samuel Wheeler’s path through Kansas State.
95%match
Matches Samuel on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dan Dishman's graduate season at UTSA (2025).
77%match
Matches Dan on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Dan on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Rocky Beers
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #170
Peaked at #170 this season.
Background
2025 (AT COLORADO STATE) Played in 12 games and made nine starts at tight end … totaled 31 receptions for 388 yards and seven touchdowns … made two receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown vs. Air Force (11/28) … registered career highs of seven receptions (tied) and 94 yards and scored a…
The tight end room · Oklahoma
- #81Rocky Beers388 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Hayden Hansen254 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Jack Van Dorselaer23 receiving yards · 2025
- #44John Lockeno box-score line yet
- #19Kade McIntyreno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology