#87
Houston · 2026

Luke McGary

TESenior6' 4", 250 lbsPlano, TX
Houston Cougars6-2 · TDC #32
Snap share
21%
2 of 5 started · likely 15–29%
Receptions
7
917th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
90
833rd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.9
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.77
10 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

10 plays · +7.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.77
Passing+0.77
1st down+0.54
2nd down+0.35
3rd down+3.34
Standard downs+0.48
Passing downs+3.34
McGaryWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays9%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down3%
3rd down2%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs2%
McGaryWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets9—
Target share9.8%—
Catch rate66.7%—
Success rate per target66.7%—
Yards per target8.9—
Explosive catches11.1%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where McGary's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
10
7 caught (70%)
Avg. depth of target
4.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.9
62 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
28
of 90 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted10 targets charted

70% comp4.8 avg. depth8.9 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (30%), 3 caught (100%), 33 yds, 11.0 per target3100% · 33yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (20%), 1 caught (50%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target250% · 8yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farHouston#32 · 6-2521%79009.8%
2025Houston#52 · 10-3213%31305.3%
2024Tulsa#131 · 3-91045%1723115.8%
2023Tulsa#110 · 4-8730%911537.7%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Luke McGary's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Luke McGary's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 at Utah (Week 8)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Oregon StateW 33–20—no stats recorded
2SouthernW 77–65.111010.0010
3@Texas TechL 26–28—no stats recorded
4@Georgia SouthernW 42–28—no stats recorded
5UCFW 27–175.511515.0015
6@Kansas StateW 35–166.522814.0020
7Oklahoma StateW 35–32—no stats recorded
8@UtahL 13–216.933712.3018
2026 · 4 games6.079012.9020

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7917th / 2089
Yards90833rd / 2074
Yards / catch12.9—
Touchdowns0—
Long20—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 2 · Southern—64~22 (10–31)134%
Wk 3 · Texas Tech✓ TE75··—
Wk 5 · UCF—77~21 (10–30)127%
Wk 6 · Kansas State—74~28 (13–40)238%
Wk 8 · Utah✓ TE66~50 (42–60)676%
Season2 GS564121 (83–163)1021%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Houston roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
9Patrick OvermyerTESR39431723%+0.45
87Luke McGaryTESR79009%+0.77
19Kaleb ThomasTEJR1403%-0.26
85Traville Frederick Jr.TEJR1219%+0.65
86Wyatt HerbelTESO—————
88Jacory ThurmanTESO—————
89Jaivion MartinTEFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Houston depth chart →