Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 20-31@ Kansas State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
#80
Vance Bolyard
Junior tight end for Tulane. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 240 lb · Greensboro, NC · Northern Guilford
Transferred Duke → Tulane for 2026
The numbers
6
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 6 yds, at Kansas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior tight end for Tulane. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2023.
- Transferred from Duke to Tulane in 2026.
Vance Bolyard
He got to Tulane by way of Duke. One game to point at: 6 rec yds, 1 receptions against Kansas State — Week 3, 2026.
6 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Northern Guilford
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tulane
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tulane
2025Duke
2026Tulane
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulane | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Tulane1-2HC: Will Hall · Balanced, 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 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
Will Hall
Pass share
47.9%
78 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
54.3
3 games
Team sack rate
10.6%
94 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,062 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the American Athletic as a junior.
Background
Prior to Tulane: Spent the first three years of his college career at Duke where he was a two-year letterman (2024-25) ...In 23 career games, did not record any statistics ...2025: Appeared in 12 games, missing just the Illinois and Tulane contests ...A valuable member of Duke's special teams ......
The tight end room · Tulane
- #19Dawson Johnson99 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Gabe Lovorn1 game · 2025
- #13Ty Thompson1 game · 2026
- #22Jakson Judgeno box-score line yet
- #80Vance Bolyard1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology