Brayden Loftin

TE · #85 · UCLA · 5TH · 6'4" · 231 · Omaha, NE

TE depth chart, 2nd

88 2026 receiving yards

6 of 10 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

3 Explosive plays

27 Career games (4 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	UCLA	6	3	6-10	88	14.7	0
2025	Kansas State	11	0	6-13	55	9.2	0
2024	Kansas State	10	1	11-17	125	11.4	2

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 14.7 73

Yards per catch 14.7 85

Catch rate 60.0% 30

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Brayden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB

Nico Iamaleava QB · 982 pass yds · 5g

RB

Wayne Knight RB · 571 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

Brian Rowe Jr. WR · 209 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Landon Ellis WR · 125 rec yds · 5g

WR-SL

Semaj Morgan WR · 313 rec yds · 6g

TE

Josh Phifer TE · 12 rec yds · 4g

The situation

UCLA 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 14.8% 87

Red zone TD rate 70.3% 41

Line yards per carry 3.0 86

Sack rate allowed 5.4% 56

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W2	SDSU	2	0	0	0	1	9%
W3	PUR	2	2	27	0	0	6%
W4	@ MD	2	2	31	0	0	8%
W6	@ ORE	1	1	8	0	0	4%
W7	WIS	3	1	22	0	1	9%

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#1156 Nasir Bowers CB · Lakeland TOL

#1167

Gage Stenger LB · Millard South NEB

#1168

Brayden Loftin TE · Lewis Central KSU

#1185

Kobe McCloud LB · Gaither CLEM

#1185

Byrum Brown QB · Rolesville USF

TEs in the class

#66

Gabe Burkle Cedar Rapids Prairie ISU

#67 Josh Kattus Archbishop Moeller UK

#68

Brayden Loftin Lewis Central KSU

#70

Addison Ostrenga Sun Prairie IOWA

#70 Max Klare St. Xavier PUR

2026 · 73th pctile of TEs

Recruit · 55th pctile of class