Nick Townsend

TE · #81 · Texas · SO · 6'3" · 250 · Houston, TX

TE depth chart, 3rd

27 2026 receiving yards

4 of 7 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

17 Career games (3 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Texas	4	3	4-7	27	6.8	0
2025	Texas	13	0	2-4	7	3.5	0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 6.8 47

Yards per catch 6.8 25

Catch rate 57.1% 25

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Nick

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB

Arch Manning QB · 1,295 pass yds · 6g

RB

Hollywood Smothers RB · 289 rush yds · 5g

WR-X

Cam Coleman WR · 336 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Ryan Wingo WR · 345 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL

Emmett Mosley V WR · 292 rec yds · 6g

TE

Spencer Shannon TE · 24 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Texas 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 10.5% 33

Red zone TD rate 71.4% 45

Line yards per carry 2.2 29

Sack rate allowed 8.9% 19

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	TXST	1	1	9	0	0	3%
W6	@ OKLA	4	3	18	0	0	13%
W7	FLA	2	0	0	0	1	10%

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board

#88

Shamari Earls CB · Thomas Dale MICH

#89

Devin Harper IOL · Calvary Baptist Academy MISS

#90

Nick Townsend TE · Spring Dekaney TEX

#91 CJ Wiley WR · Milton UGA

#92

Dallas Golden ATH · Berkeley Prep ND

TEs in the class

#3 Andrew Olesh Southern Lehigh PSU

#4

DaSaahn Brame Derby TENN

#5

Nick Townsend Spring Dekaney TEX

#6

James Flanigan Notre Dame Academy ND

#7

Kiotti Armstrong Jasper TXAM

2026 · 47th pctile of TEs

Recruit · 97th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.