Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
#19
Tyler Fortenberry
Senior tight end for Iowa State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 245 lb · Brookhaven, MS · Brookhaven Academy
CFB Index 51 · #65 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Arkansas State → Iowa State 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.
The numbers
6
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 6 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 6 yds, vs Southeast Missouri State
Swing playSwung Arkansas State from 33% to 59% to win.Arkansas State at App State · 30-29
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Iowa State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2024.
- Transferred from Arkansas State to Iowa State in 2026.
Tyler Fortenberry
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 6 rec yds, 1 receptions against Southeast Missouri State — Week 1, 2026.
6 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Copiah-Lincoln C.C.
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Iowa State
2025Arkansas State
2026Iowa State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 6.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
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 | Iowa State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 32 | 294 | 9.2 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 33 | 300 | 9.1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Long’s 2025 season.
80%match
All-MAC
Matches Joshua on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Reception volume
Differs from Joshua on
Class year (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Tyler Stephens’s path through Buffalo.
Matches Tyler on
Yards per reception
Weight
Differs from Tyler on
Height (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Long's freshman season at Eastern Michigan (2025).
87%match
All-MAC
Matches Joshua on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Joshua on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyler Fortenberry
Background
Awards & Honors Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S26) 2025 (at Arkansas State) Played in 13 games, making 11 starts in his lone season at Arkansas State … finished season with 32 receptions for 294 yards and two touchdowns playing alongside current Cyclone quarterback Jaylen Raynor ... caught si...
The tight end room · Iowa State
- #19Tyler Fortenberry294 receiving yards · 2025
- #41Rylan Barnes6 games · 2025
- #37Vince Benetti2 games · 2026
- #48Jack Bjornno box-score line yet
- #39AJ Petersenno box-score line yet
8 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology