Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 17-45vs Georgia | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Total | 10 | 78 | 8.4 | 1 | 13 |
#85
Ty Lockwood
Senior tight end for Arkansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 246 lb · Thompsons Station, TN
Transferred Boston College → Arkansas for 2026
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Rec TDs: 42nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
78
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 15 yds, 1 TD, vs Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Arkansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2023.
- Transferred from Boston College to Arkansas in 2026.
Ty Lockwood
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 41 rec yds, 4 receptions against Utah — Week 2, 2026.
78 REC YDS · 10 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Independence
2025
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Arkansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas
2025Boston College
2026Arkansas
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Boston College | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Ty Lockwood'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 1 · 2026
W 31–14
2 rec · 22 yds
With K. Jackson — 267 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 27 rush yds (10 car) · G. Rush — 48 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Utah · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.70(06:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short left to #85 T.Lockwood caught at UTA41, for 13 yards to the UTA40 (#6 N.Ritchie; #83 E.Elliss), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.42(01:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short middle to #85 T.Lockwood caught at ARK34, for 12 yards to the ARK42 (#35 C.Chappelle; #14 T.Martin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Georgia · 1&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21(00:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short left to #85 T.Lockwood caught at UGA01, for 2 yards to the UGA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:40 #30 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #34 J.Ehrlich, LS: #51 A.Johnston)
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +1.20(00:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short middle to #85 T.Lockwood caught at UNA33, for 10 yards to the UNA32 (#22 L.Glover; #11 T.Butler), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Utah · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +0.84(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short middle to #85 T.Lockwood caught at Ark25, for 10 yards to the Ark30 (#7 J.Hall)
- Week 3 · Georgia · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.33(02:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short middle to #85 T.Lockwood caught at ARK24, for 6 yards to the ARK31 (#15 K.Brooks)
- Week 2 · Utah · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.33(08:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Hill pass complete short right to #85 T.Lockwood caught at UTA20, for 13 yards to the UTA10 (#4 J.Hart; #11 E.Reed), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Georgia · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.09(06:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short middle to #85 T.Lockwood caught at ARK30, for 5 yards to the ARK30 (#19 J.Williams)
- Week 3 · Georgia · 2&2 · Q1 · EPA -0.08(13:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short right to #85 T.Lockwood caught at ARK42, for 2 yards to the ARK47 (#9 C.Cole), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Utah · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.08(09:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Hill pass complete short right to #85 T.Lockwood caught at UTA27, for 5 yards to the UTA27, End Of Play
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +15 receiving yards, +4 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
2026Arkansas1-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Pass-leaning
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.
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
14 of 14 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
1412% of team targetsCatch rate
71%10 of 14 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
21% of targets (3)
67%catch rate
Air -4.7 · YAC 6.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
71% of targets (10)
70%catch rate
Air 4.7 · YAC 3.6 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
7% of targets (1)
100%catch rate
Air 12.0 · YAC 1.0 avg
71% catch rate on 14 targets · 12% 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 | 3.0 | 18.5 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 41.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 26.0 | 8.4 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
56.6%
125 pass / 96 run
Plays / game
73.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
145 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Barrett Burns’s 2014 season.
Matches Barrett on
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Height
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Bryce Caufield’s path through Oregon State.
Matches Bryce on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bruno Labelle's junior season at Cincinnati (2020).
90%match
Matches Bruno on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
The tight end room · Arkansas
- #83Jaden Platt296 receiving yards · 2025
- #32Matt Adcock70 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Ty Lockwood30 receiving yards · 2025
- #47Maddox Lassiter2 receiving yards · 2025
- #49Braxton Scriberno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Arkansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology