Keayen Nead

TE · #45 · BYU · SR · 6'5" · 260 · Sugar City, ID

TE depth chart, 3rd

6 2026 receiving yards

1 of 1 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

16 Career games (4 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	BYU	5	1	1-1	6	6.0	0
2025	BYU	11	3

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 1.2 15

Yards per catch 6.0 17

Catch rate 100.0% 84

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Keayen

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB

Bear Bachmeier QB · 1,257 pass yds · 6g

RB

LJ Martin RB · 344 rush yds · 4g

WR-X

Kyler Kasper WR · 244 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Jojo Phillips WR · 91 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL

Legend Glasker WR · 444 rec yds · 6g

TE

Walker Lyons TE · 199 rec yds · 6g

The situation

BYU 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 13.5% 75

Red zone TD rate 81.8% 87

Line yards per carry 3.4 99

Sack rate allowed 1.5% 97

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W3	@ CSU	1	1	6	0	0	6%

Recruiting

2020 class · 247 composite

Two-star high school recruit

The 2020 board

#3100 Jack Rhodes S · Milton

#3115 Jaden Green LS · Mesa WASH

#3116

Keayen Nead TE · Sugar-Salem

#3319 Nate Williams OT · Newark Catholic AKR

#3321 Kyle McNamara WR · Lipscomb Academy MICH

TEs in the class

#129 Tristian Brank Clyde A Erwin AKR

#130 Mitchel Collier Columbus North CMU

#131

Keayen Nead Sugar-Salem

#139 Riley Kunz Wenatchee

#140 Trevor Borland Bolingbrook BUFF

2026 · 15th pctile of TEs

Recruit · 10th pctile of class