Brayden Loftin Season 2026

Career Summary
Transferred to UCLA ahead of the 2026 campaign after spending his first four collegiate seasons at Kansas State (2022-25) …  played 31 games (one start) at K-State, totaling 17 receptions for 180 yards and two touchdowns.
 
2025 (Kansas State)
Played in all 12 of the Wildcats’ games as a redshirt junior … made six catches for 55 yards … had a season-long 18-yard catch in the season-opener against Iowa State.
 
2024 (Kansas State)
Played in 10 games, including his first-career start, during his third year in Manhattan … missed three games in the middle of the season due to injury … totaled 11 receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns … notched his first-career reception and first-career touchdown on a 23-yard grab against UT Martin on Aug. 31 … posted a season-high 45 yards and a touchdown against Arizona on Sept. 13.
 
2023 (Kansas State)
Entered nine game during his redshirt freshman campaign … made his collegiate debut on Sept. 2 against Southeast Missouri … played 14 snaps as a tight end, and was also a member of the team’s kickoff return and field goal units … was a First Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
 
2022 (Kansas State)
Did not see game action during his true freshman season … utilized a redshirt.
 
High School
Attended Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa … rated as the No. 10 prospect in Iowa, and the No. 35 tight end nationally, by ESPN … helped the Titans win a state title during his senior season … caught a touchdown pass in the championship game … was an all-district and all-state honoree in 2021 … graduated with top-10 ranks in school history in career receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns … also lettered in track & field.
 
Personal
Son of Ryan and Janelle Loftin … born in Omaha, Neb. … has two siblings, Chase and Ava … majored in kinesiology at Kansas State ... hobbies and interests include golf, cooking, and videogames ... admires Rob Gronkowski ... cites winning a Big 12 Championship in 2022 as his top pre-UCLA athletic highlight ... if not for football, he'd choose a career path as a chiropractor ... his family is his "why."