Brayden Loftin
UCLA Bruins
77
Solid

Brayden Loftin

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TEOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Kansas State
Projected Starter

Is Brayden Loftin starting?

Brayden Loftin is the projected starter at TE for UCLA Bruins.

Redshirt senior · #85 · 6'4", 231 lbs

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Depth at TE · UCLA Bruins

  1. 18577Brayden LoftinStarter
  2. 28972Josh Phifer
  3. 31972Harry Lodge
  4. 48258Noah Fox-Flores
  5. 58858Stevie Amar Jr.

UCLA Starting Lineup

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Up next for UCLA

UCLA plays Minnesota away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Lewis Central, ranked #1,168 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 6 catches, 55 yards, 0 TD. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,168 NatlTeam Share3%
Omaha, NE
Jersey
#85
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
231 lbs
Transfer
Kansas State

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—6550

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8533
National Rank
#1168
High School
Lewis Central
Hometown
Council Bluffs, IA

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated offense; 28th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 77.

Team offense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 28% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 18% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WNEVYDS 5
REC
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final W 27-0

Oct 24WMSUYDS 3
REC
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final W 28-10

Oct 17WWISYDS 22
REC
1
YDS
22
AVG
22.0
TD
0

Final W 17-7

Oct 10WOREYDS 8
REC
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final W 17-15

Sep 26WMDYDS 31
REC
2
YDS
31
AVG
15.5
TD
0

Final W 54-3

Sep 20WPURYDS 27
REC
2
YDS
27
AVG
13.5
TD
0

Final W 52-38

Brayden Loftin's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

6 rec · 55 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement9%
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