#85
UNLV · 2026

Matt Byrnes

TESenior6' 6", 250 lbsChicago, IL
UNLV Rebels1-2 · TDC #91
Snap share
42%
likely 17–60%
Receptions
2
991st of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
19
1080th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.5
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.14
5 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

5 plays · +0.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.14
Passing+0.14
1st down+0.34
2nd down-0.58
3rd down+2.12
Standard downs+0.73
Passing downs-0.73
ByrnesWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down6%
3rd down3%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs3%
ByrnesWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions2991st / 1676
Yards191080th / 1662
Yards / catch9.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long13—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Memphis78~34 (16–49)344%
Wk 2 · North Texas72~29 (13–41)240%
Season15063 (26–90)542%

Position Room

5 TEs on the UNLV roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
84Keyan BurnettTESR775014%+0.04
43Jae Beasley IITEJR23103%+1.44
85Matt ByrnesTESR21906%+0.14
88Velltray JeffersonTESR1805%+0.95
89Andreas Diaz-NicolaidisTEFR—————

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 →