Lyviel Waters

TE · #85 · Cincinnati · JR · 6'2" · 245 · Cincinnati, OH

TE depth chart, 2nd

30 2026 receiving yards
4 of 5 2026 catches
1 2026 TDs
6 Career games (2 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Cincinnati624-5 30 7.5 1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 5.0 37
Yards per catch 7.5 29
Catch rate 80.0% 70
Receiving TDs 1 54

Around Lyviel

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB JC French IV QB · 1,338 pass yds · 6g
RB Cole Tabb RB · 448 rush yds · 6g
WR-X JV Gibson WR · 342 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Malachi Henry WR · 266 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Isaiah Johnson WR · 227 rec yds · 6g
TE Gavin Grover TE · 106 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Cincinnati 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.8% 86
Red zone TD rate 87.9% 98
Line yards per carry 2.8 67
Sack rate allowed 7.1% 34

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W2Western Carolina Catamounts1 1 2 1 1
W4 KSU2 1 17 0 0
W5 @ ARIZ1 1 6 0 0
W7 @ WVU1 1 5 0 0

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Two-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#3246 Dion Smith II DL · Michigan City BALL
#3252 Caden Campbell TE · De La Salle Collegiate BGSU
#3253 Lyviel Waters TE · Winton Woods CIN
#3413 Ramari Taylor CB · Fern Creek Traditional BUFF
#3414 Chris Flowers CB · Waukesha South MINN
TEs in the class
#150 Zack Zandier Exeter Township CCAR
#151 Caden Campbell De La Salle Collegiate BGSU
#152 Lyviel Waters Winton Woods CIN
#155 Cal Huish Eagle
#156 Langdon Nordgaard West De Pere WIS
2026 · 37th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 2th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.