UNLV’s best tight ends since 2004
Giovanni Fauolo Sr. has the most receiving yards of the 22 tight ends who played at UNLV since 2004, 729 in 35 games. Jake Phillips is 2nd with 536. Keyan Burnett is 10th, with 166; 3 more passes Var'Keyes Gumms for 9th.
UNLV’s tight ends this season
- Keyan Burnett7 games, 23.7 a game166 at UNLV, the 10th-most since 2004. 3 more puts him past Var'Keyes Gumms for 9th.166receiving yards
- Matt Byrnes3 games, 11.0 a game57 at UNLV.33receiving yards
- Jae Beasley II4 games, 7.8 a game31receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Fauolo Sr.2017 – 2021 · 35 games | 729 | 77 | 5 |
| 2 | Jake Phillips2012 – 2015 · 28 games | 536 | 55 | 3 |
| 3 | Kaleo Ballungay2021 – 2024 · 22 games | 515 | 39 | 8 |
| 4 | Taylor Barnhill2011 – 2014 · 33 games | 512 | 64 | 6 |
| 5 | Noah Bean2018 – 2020 · 17 games | 451 | 39 | 4 |
| 6 | Andrew Price2013 – 2016 · 18 games | 445 | 37 | 4 |
| 7 | Shelton Zeon III2019 – 2023 · 18 games | 269 | 29 | 2 |
| 8 | Tim Holt2016 – 2017 · 15 games | 240 | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | Var'Keyes Gumms2025 · 6 games | 168 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 | Keyan Burnett2026 · still playing | 166 | 15 | 2 |
| +166 this season · passes Var'Keyes Gumms for 9th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Nick Elksnis2025 · 9 games | 145 | 12 | 2 |
| 12 | Trevor Kanteman2016 – 2017 · 10 games | 98 | 11 | 1 |
| 13 | Matt Byrnes2025 – 2026 · still playing | 57 | 6 | 0 |
| +33 this season | ||||
| 14 | Jae Beasley II2026 · still playing | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| +31 this season | ||||
| 15 | Christian Earls2023 · 2 games | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Shaun Grayson2021 · 2 games | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Jamaal Neal2018 – 2019 · 6 games | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Velltray Jefferson2026 · still playing | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| +8 this season | ||||
| 19 | Brye Lighon2021 · 1 game | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Cody Scherff2017 – 2018 · 4 games | 5 | 2 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Kaleo Ballungay2021 – 2024 · 22 games515
- Giovanni Fauolo Sr.2020 – 2021 · 12 games281
- Shelton Zeon III2021 – 2023 · 17 games263
- Var'Keyes Gumms2025 · 6 games168
- › Keyan Burnett2026 · 7 games166
2011–19
- Jake Phillips2012 – 2015 · 28 games536
- Taylor Barnhill2011 – 2014 · 33 games512
- Giovanni Fauolo Sr.2017 – 2019 · 23 games448
- Andrew Price2013 – 2016 · 18 games445
- Noah Bean2018 – 2019 · 13 games348
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Method
- Every tight end who played at UNLV since 2004, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a tight end who played at UNLV before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at UNLV in its seasons.