University of Massachusets Athletics

2026 Football Roster

Reece Adkins
Jersey Number 83

Reece Adkins

  • Position:
    Tight End
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    265
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Lake Mary, Fla.
  • High School:
    Lake Mary
  • Prev School:
    UCF / Eastern Kentucky

2025 • Graduate Student


  • Competed in eight games for the Minutemen
  • Totaled nine receptions for 133 yards and one touchdown
  • Matched a career-high two receptions three times on the season - vs. Bryant (9/6), at Kent State (10/11) and vs. Bowling Green (11/25)
  • Had a career-high 54 reception yards at Kent State (10/11)
  • Recorded first collegiate touchdown for 20 yards vs. Bowling Green (11/25)
  • Caught a career-long 51-yard pass at Kent State (10/11)



Before Massachusetts


  • Joins UMass as a graduate transfer
  • Played for UCF in 2024 but did not appear in a game
  • Prior to UCF, played at Eastern Kentucky from 2020-23
  • As a redshirt junior in 2023, appeared in three games and made two catches for 16 yards
  • As a redshirt sophomore in 2022, appeared in nine games, including one start, while catching three passes for 27 yards
  • As a redshirt freshman in 2021, played in nine games with one start and had four catches for 12 yards
  • As a freshman in 2020, played in two games 
  • Played at Lake Mary High School and was a member of the National Honor Society
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2026 Massachusetts Football - Spring Press Conference
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