#45
BYU · 2026

Keayen Nead

TESenior6' 5", 260 lbsSugar City, ID
BYU Cougars6-0 · TDC #14
Snap share
6%
1 of 2 started · likely 3–9%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

1 plays · +0.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.21
1st down+0.21
Standard downs+0.21
NeadWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down0%
3rd down0%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs0%
NeadWR/TE average

Game Log

Keayen Nead'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

4.3 avg. game scoreBest: 4.3 at Colorado State (Week 3)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Utah TechW 63–7—·····
2ArizonaW 28–17—no stats recorded
3@Colorado StateW 41–234.3166.006
5@TCUW 17–10—no stats recorded
6Iowa StateW 24–10—no stats recorded
7Notre DameW 28–24—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games4.3166.006

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11615th / 1995
Yards61798th / 1981
Yards / catch6—
Touchdowns0—
Long6—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards10—
Average10—
Touchdowns0—
Long10—

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 involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Utah Tech—68··1—
Wk 3 · Colorado State✓ TE58~23 (11–33)1·40%
Season1 GS37323 (11–33)116%

Position Room

7 TEs on the BYU roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Walker LyonsTEJR18199115%+0.35
2Roger Saleapaga IITEJR7110011%+0.01
45Keayen NeadTESR1606%+0.21
44Josh DavisTEFR—————
80Jacob NyeTEFR—————
82Noah MoeakiTESO—————
87Matthew FredrickTEFR—————

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. BYU depth chart →