Tight end, UCLA (from Kansas State), 2022–⁠26

Brayden Loftin

Number
No. 85
Height
6′4″
Weight
231 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Omaha, NE

Brayden Loftin plays tight end for UCLA, after Kansas State (2022–⁠25). Last time out, against Wisconsin: 1 catch, 22 yards.

2026 so far

6 catches, 88 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 22 yards vs. Wisconsin, W 17–⁠7

Next game: vs. Michigan State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 27PUR
  2. 31@MD
  3. 8@ORE
  4. 22WIS

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Kansas State1112511.4223
2025Kansas State6559.2018
2026UCLA68814.7027
Career2326811.7227

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Kansas State85TERS
2023Kansas State85TEFr.
2024Kansas State85TESo.
2025Kansas State85TEJr.
2026UCLA85TESr.6′4″231

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2024Kansas State110.88––9.6–
2025Kansas State120.13––1.6–
2026UCLA80.86––6.9–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 UCLA 5 games, 6 catches, 88 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12vs.San Diego StateW 28–⁠10––––
Sep 19vs.PurdueW 52–⁠38227022
Sep 26atMarylandW 54–⁠3231027
Oct 10atOregonW 17–⁠151808
Oct 17vs.WisconsinW 17–⁠7122022
2025 Kansas State 6 games, 6 catches, 55 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 23vs.Iowa StateL 21–⁠24118018
Aug 30vs.North DakotaW 38–⁠351404
Sep 6vs.ArmyL 21–⁠241909
Oct 4atBaylorL 34–⁠351606
Oct 25atKansasW 42–⁠171909
Nov 29vs.ColoradoW 24–⁠141909
2024 Kansas State 6 games, 11 catches, 125 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.UT MartinW 41–⁠6229123
Sep 7atTulaneW 34–⁠27112012
Sep 13vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠7345121
Sep 21atBYUL 9–⁠381707
Nov 16vs.Arizona StateL 14–⁠24332014
Nov 30atIowa StateL 21–⁠291000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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