Michael Masunas
Texas Longhorns
85
Great

Michael Masunas

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TEOffenseGreatTRANSFER · Michigan State
Projected Starter

Is Michael Masunas starting?

Michael Masunas is the projected starter at TE for Texas Longhorns.

Redshirt senior · #15 · 6'5", 259 lbs

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Depth at TE · Texas Longhorns

  1. 11585Michael MasunasStarter
  2. 28568Emaree Winston
  3. 38366Spencer Shannon
  4. 48157Nick Townsend

Texas Starting Lineup

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Up next for Texas

Texas plays Missouri 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 Hamilton, ranked #1,053 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 19 catches, 232 yards, 3 TD. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,053 NatlTeam Share7%
Tucson, AZ
Jersey
#15
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
259 lbs
Transfer
Michigan State

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—192323

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
0.8585
National Rank
#1053
High School
Hamilton
Hometown
Chandler, AZ

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated offense; 70th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.87 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 85.

Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 70% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 26% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 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 24WMISSYDS 37
REC
3
YDS
37
AVG
12.3
TD
0

Final W 34-27

Michael Masunas's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

19 rec · 232 yds · 3 TD
Usage / Involvement27%
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