Brandon Young Jr.

TE · #89 · UTSA · JR · 6'7" · 240 · Mansfield, TX

TE depth chart, 3rd

86 2026 receiving yards
9 of 14 2026 catches
3 2026 TDs
2 Explosive plays
31 Career games (2 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 UTSA719-14 86 9.6 3
2025 North Texas1402-5 10 5.0 1
2024 North Texas1013-4 7 2.3 0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 12.3 67
Yards per catch 9.6 53
Catch rate 64.3% 40
Receiving TDs 3 91

Around Brandon

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Owen McCown QB · 1,578 pass yds · 7g
RB Will Henderson III RB · 562 rush yds · 7g
WR-X AJ Wilson WR · 260 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Mekhi Anderson WR · 302 rec yds · 7g
WR-H David Amador II WR · 288 rec yds · 7g
TE Isaiah Butler-Tanner TE · 40 rec yds · 7g

The situation

UTSA 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.9% 21
Red zone TD rate 68.4% 36
Line yards per carry 2.7 64
Sack rate allowed 4.4% 71

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros1 1 7 1 1
W2 @ TXST3 1 1 1 1
W4 CSU2 1 2 0 0
W5 @ RICE1 1 6 0 0
W6 USF5 3 34 0 0
W7 NAVY2 2 36 1 1

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#2049 DJ Williams RB · Fitch BALL
#2049 Michael Balogh TE · St. Edward
#2063 Brandon Young Jr. TE · Mansfield Legacy UNT
#2066 Drew Miller P · Mediapolis UGA
#2066 Max Mogelson DL · Two Rivers UNLV
TEs in the class
#101 Travis Ambrose Reeths-Puffer CMU
#101 Michael Balogh St. Edward
#103 Brandon Young Jr. Mansfield Legacy UNT
#104 Connie Hewitt II Oakland LIB
#104 Nick Segarra Charlotte Catholic OHIO
2026 · 67th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 34th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.