Matthew Klopfenstein
Baylor Bears
83
Good

Matthew Klopfenstein

Baylor BearsSolid
TEOffenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Matthew Klopfenstein starting?

Matthew Klopfenstein is the projected starter at TE for Baylor Bears.

Senior · #85 · 6'4", 248 lbs

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Depth at TE · Baylor Bears

  1. 18583Matthew KlopfensteinStarter
  2. 21083Tony Livingston
  3. 38673Hawkins Polley
  4. 44369Brody Wilhelm
  5. 54658Parker Almanza

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Horizon, ranked #458 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 8 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #458 Natl3-Yr Total17 rec · 150 yds · 2 TDTeam Share2%
Scottsdale, AZ
Jersey
#85
Class
SR
Height
6'4"
Weight
248 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20258731
20246621
20233150

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
0.8894
National Rank
#458
High School
Horizon
Hometown
Scottsdale, AZ

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated offense; 44th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 83.

Team offense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 44% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 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 4WASUYDS 15
REC
2
YDS
15
AVG
7.5
TD
0

Final W 55-19

Sep 13WPVYDS 9
REC
1
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final W 44-3

Sep 5LAUBYDS 3
REC
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final L 17-16

Matthew Klopfenstein's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD
Usage / Involvement15%
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