Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 6 | — |
| Target share | 6.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 66.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.5 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 33.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Byrnes's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
2025 charting · UNLV
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  UNLV#88 · 5-3 | 4 | 21% | 4 | 33 | 0 | 6.4% |
| 2025 | UNLV#64 · 10-4 | 2 | 6% | 2 | 24 | 0 | 3.7% |
| 2023 |  Houston#87 · 4-8 | 5 | 23% | 6 | 44 | 0 | 3.4% |
| 2022 * | Houston#54 · 8-5 | 6 | 15% | 4 | 50 | 1 | 3.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Matt Byrnes's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
Matt Byrnes'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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Memphis | L 21–27 | 5.9 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 1 | @ Hawai'i | W 21–6 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 | @ North Texas | L 6–44 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | @ Akron | W 38–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 |  California | W 39–31 | — | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  North Dakota State | W 13–7 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ Air Force | L 31–41 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 |  Northern Illinois | W 31–24 | 5.6 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 · 3 games | 5.8 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Passing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Completions | 0 | — |
| Attempts | 1 | — |
| Completion % | 0.0% | — |
| Yards | 0 | — |
| Yards / att. | 0 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 1 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1233rd / 2089 |
| Yards | 33 | 1323rd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 13 | — |
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
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Memphis | 78 | ~34 (16–49) | 3 | 44% |
| Wk 2 · North Texas | 72 | ~29 (13–41) | 2 | 40% |
| Wk 5 · California | 60 | ~17 (8–24) | 1 | 28% |
| Wk 9 · Northern Illinois | 62 | ~29 (13–41) | 2 | 47% |
| Season | 523 | 109 (75–146) | 8 | 21% |
Position Room
5 TEs on the UNLV roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Keyan Burnett | TE | SR | 15 | 171 | 2 | 12% | +0.18 |
| 85 | Matt Byrnes | TE | SR | 4 | 33 | 0 | 7% | +0.36 |
| 43 | Jae Beasley II | TE | JR | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3% | +0.74 |
| 88 | Velltray Jefferson | TE | SR | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | +0.95 |
| 89 | Andreas Diaz-Nicolaidis | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. UNLV depth chart →