#81
Miami (OH) · 2026

Brendan Loftus

TEFreshman6' 6", 210 lbsGlenview, IL
Miami (OH) RedHawks4-3 · TDC #96
Snap share
28%
2 of 5 started · likely 15–37%
Receptions
5
985th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
87
742nd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
17.4
Rec. TD
1
346th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.83
7 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · +5.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.83
Passing+0.83
1st down+1.57
2nd down-0.15
Standard downs+1.26
Passing downs-0.24
LoftusWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays8%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down6%
3rd down0%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs3%
LoftusWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets5—
Target share9.4%—
Catch rate60.0%—
Success rate per target40.0%—
Yards per target14.4—
Explosive catches20.0%—
Deep-target rate40.0%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Loftus's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
7
5 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
11.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.4
47 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
40
of 87 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
29%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

71% comp11.4 avg. depth9.4 YAC/catch29% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 57 yds, 57.0 per target1100% · 57yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Game Log

Brendan Loftus's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.1 avg. game scoreBest: 8.7 vs UConn (Week 4)1 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@PittsburghL 14–595.62157.509
2Holy CrossW 45–7—no stats recorded
3@CincinnatiL 31–35—no stats recorded
4UConnW 24–218.737224.0157
5Bowling GreenL 20–24—no stats recorded
6@MassachusettsW 20–19—no stats recorded
7AkronW 34–14—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games7.158717.4157

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5985th / 1995
Yards87742nd / 1981
Yards / catch17.4—
Touchdowns1346th / 825
Long57—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Pittsburgh—58~27 (13–39)2·47%
Wk 2 · Holy Cross✓ TE54···—
Wk 3 · Cincinnati—56··1—
Wk 4 · UConn—61~48 (41–58)4·79%
Wk 6 · Massachusetts✓ TE57~34 (16–49)1·60%
Season2 GS396109 (60–145)7128%

Position Room

6 TEs on the Miami (OH) roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
15Christian RossTEJR66318%+0.17
81Brendan LoftusTEFR58718%+0.83
44Noam ButbulTEFR—————
48Gray MaultsbyTEFR—————
83Eric KarnerTESO—————
89Brayden BoeingTEFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Miami (OH) depth chart →