#87
Houston · 2026

Luke McGary

TESenior6' 4", 250 lbsPlano, TX
Houston Cougars6-1 · TDC #30
Snap share
14%
1 of 4 started · likely 8–19%
Receptions
4
1115th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
53
1011th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+1.24
4 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · +5.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+1.24
Passing+1.24
1st down+1.31
2nd down+1.17
Standard downs+1.24
McGaryWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down3%
3rd down0%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs0%
McGaryWR/TE average

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farHouston#30 · 6-1414%45305.2%
2025Houston#52 · 10-3213%31305.3%
2024Tulsa#131 · 3-91045%1723115.8%
2023Tulsa#110 · 4-8730%911537.7%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Luke McGary's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Luke McGary'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

5.7 avg. game scoreBest: 6.5 at Kansas State (Week 6)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Oregon StateW 33–20—no stats recorded
2SouthernW 77–65.111010.0010
3@Texas TechL 26–28—no stats recorded
4@Georgia SouthernW 42–28—no stats recorded
5UCFW 27–175.511515.0015
6@Kansas StateW 35–166.522814.0020
7Oklahoma StateW 35–32—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games5.745313.3020

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41115th / 1995
Yards531011th / 1981
Yards / catch13.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long20—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 2 · Southern—64~22 (10–31)134%
Wk 3 · Texas Tech✓ TE75··—
Wk 5 · UCF—77~21 (10–30)127%
Wk 6 · Kansas State—74~28 (13–40)238%
Season1 GS49871 (39–95)414%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Houston roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
9Patrick OvermyerTESR38431726%+0.47
87Luke McGaryTESR45305%+1.24
19Kaleb ThomasTEJR1403%-0.26
85Traville Frederick Jr.TEJR1219%+0.65
86Wyatt HerbelTESO—————
88Jacory ThurmanTESO—————
89Jaivion MartinTEFR—————

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. Houston depth chart →