#19
Iowa State · 2026

Tyler Fortenberry

TESenior6' 5", 245 lbsBrookhaven, MS
Iowa State Cyclones3-3 · TDC #45
Snap share
26%
likely 15–35%
Receptions
5
991st of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
32
1251st of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
6.4
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.65
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 · -4.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.65
Passing-0.65
1st down+0.14
2nd down-0.87
3rd down+0.06
Standard downs-0.94
Passing downs-0.25
FortenberryWR/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 down4%
2nd down2%
3rd down6%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs4%
FortenberryWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share8.3%—
Catch rate71.4%—
Success rate per target28.6%—
Yards per target4.6—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Fortenberry'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
4.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.2
16 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
16
of 32 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

71% comp4.3 avg. depth3.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 2 caught (100%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target2100% · 15yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yMiddle, 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: 2 targets (29%), 2 caught (100%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target2100% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 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.
2025 charting · Arkansas State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Fortenberry’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
22
19 caught (86%)
Avg. depth of target
8.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.1
59 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
143
of 202 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
14%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted22 targets charted

81% comp8.8 avg. depth3.1 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (18%), 4 caught (100%), 23 yds, 5.8 per target4100% · 23yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (14%), 2 caught (67%), 6 yds, 2.0 per target367% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (23%), 5 caught (100%), 38 yds, 7.6 per target5100% · 38yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (14%), 3 caught (100%), 48 yds, 16.0 per target3100% · 48yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (9%), 1 caught (50%), 20 yds, 10.0 per target250% · 20yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 28 yds, 28.0 per target1100% · 28yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 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.

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farIowa State#45 · 3-3326%53208.3%
2025Arkansas State#105 · 7-61157%3229429.2%

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

Game Log

Tyler Fortenberry'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

4.7 avg. game scoreBest: 6.2 at BYU (Week 6)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Southeast Missouri StateW 38–104.3166.006
2@IowaL 13–16—no stats recorded
3Bowling GreenW 55–7—no stats recorded
4UtahL 17–313.7144.004
5West VirginiaW 45–42—no stats recorded
6@BYUL 10–246.23227.3012
2026 · 3 games4.75326.4012

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5991st / 1995
Yards321251st / 1981
Yards / catch6.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long12—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Southeast Missouri State48~19 (9–27)140%
Wk 4 · Utah73~42 (36–51)258%
Wk 6 · BYU57~37 (17–53)465%
Season37098 (54–131)726%

Position Room

12 TEs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
37Vince BenettiTEJR66239%+0.49
19Tyler FortenberryTESR53208%-0.65
88Christian GreenlawTEJR1114%+0.74
10Cash HaydenTESO—————
14Drake DeBaunTEFR—————
39AJ PetersenTEJR—————
40Carson EdneyTEFR—————
41Rylan BarnesTEJR—————
48Jack BjornTESR—————
81Luke GalerTEFR—————
84Drew ByrdTEFR—————
85Keaton RoskopTESO—————

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. Iowa State depth chart →