Tavian McNair

Freshman wide receiver for UNLV. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

WR · UNLV · Fr. · #5

6′2″ · 185 lb · North Las Vegas, NV

Returning to UNLV for 2026

Next upSat Sep 26 · 12 am ETat AkronInfoCision Stadium

How he plays

Yards / catch: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

1 catches · 1 TD · 38 per catch

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 38 yds, 1 TD, vs Memphis

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 wide receiver for UNLV. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UNLV in 2025.

His career, year by year

Tavian McNair

WR · UNLV · Fr · #5

The receipt: 38 rec yds, 1 receptions against Memphis — Week 1, 2026.

38 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026UNLV1-2HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#1 / 57 · 100th pct

38.0

Long catch#30 / 57 · 49th pct

Rec TDs#29 / 57 · 35th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 38.0 YDS/g, 38.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	UNLV	1	38	38.0	1	--
Career		1	38	38.0	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-27vs Memphis	1	38	38.0	1	38	Season-high 38 yds
Total		1	38	38.0	1	38

The receiver room · UNLV

#2Tastean ReddicksWR · Jr.391 receiving yards · 2025
#8Taeshaun LyonsWR · Jr.234 receiving yards · 2025
#17Amorion WalkerWR · Sr.201 receiving yards · 2025
#4DeAngelo Irvin Jr.WR · Sr.188 receiving yards · 2025
#5Tavian McNairWR · Fr.1 game · 2026

10 more on the roster · UNLV team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

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