Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 3 | 16 | 5.8 | 0 | 7 |
#88
Tayvion Galloway
Redshirt sophomore tight end for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 232 lb · Chillicothe, OH · Pickerington Central
Returning to Middle Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
16
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 5.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 9 yds, vs Murray State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Purdue in 2024.
- Transferred from Purdue to Middle Tennessee in 2025.
Tayvion Galloway
Tayvion Galloway arrived at Middle Tennessee from Purdue. The receipt: 9 rec yds, 2 receptions against Murray State — Week 1, 2026.
16 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Purdue4-star out of Pickerington Central
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Derek Mason — 4-10 over that span.
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2026Middle Tennessee1-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-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, 8.0 YDS/g, 5.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
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 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Murray State
2 rec · 9 yds
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
- 32% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (20 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #109 · 2026 recruiting class #119
Background
2025 (r-Freshman) • Played in all 12 games and had two starts • Finished year with two receptions for 22 yards • Made his first collegiate start at Delaware • Started against FIU and recorded a 20-yard reception 2024 (Freshman at Purdue) • Rated a three-star transfer by 247Sports • Did not play i...
The tight end room · Middle Tennessee
- #88Tayvion Galloway22 receiving yards · 2025
- #39Evan Poticher5 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Koraun Perdue1 game · 2026
- #84Jadin Hambrickno box-score line yet
- #86Brody Benkeno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology