SE Louisiana · W 39-14 · FCS
No catches.
Arkansas State · W 56-49
No catches.
Louisiana Tech · L 20-35
7 catches, 102 yards, 2 TD
The other 5 games average 70 yards. This one was 32 above.
Eager has catches in 6 of South Alabama’s 8 games: none against SE Louisiana and Arkansas State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 5, middle 10, right 5.
Anthony Eager
Beats you over the top. Third year in the same receiving corps at South Alabama. On tape: 168 receiving yards and 4 receptions against UL Monroe, Week 5, 2026.
450 receiving yards · 20 catches · 6 receiving TD
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | 20 | 450 | 22.5 | 6 | 69 |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 40 | 339 | 8.5 | 1 | 48 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 2 | 38 |
| Career | 70 | 922 | 13.2 | 9 | 69 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 2 | 24 | −8 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 5 | 57 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 81 | −8 |
Last game (Wk 9): 102 receiving yards, 7 catches, 2 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-14vs SE Louisiana | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Tulane | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 1 | 43 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-36vs Ohio | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-45@ Kentucky | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-35vs UL Monroe | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 2 | 69 | Season-high 168 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 13-20@ Marshall | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-35vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 2 | 34 | 2 TD catches |
| Total | 20 | 450 | 22.5 | 6 | 69 |
Oct. 31 · L 20-35 vs Louisiana Tech, play by play
7 catches for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns. South Alabama threw to him on 13 of its 31 passes. He was 3 of 7 on third and fourth down.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
9-yard touchdown on 3rd and 7. First quarter, made it 14-7.
Incomplete on 4th and 2. Second quarter, tied 14-14. Turnover on downs.
34-yard catch on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 35-20. Converted.
2 catches for 43 yards. South Alabama threw to him on 8 of its 33 passes. South Alabama’s last two throws to him, down 20-13 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete, the last on 4th and 5.
Incomplete on 3rd and 15. Third quarter, tied 6-6.
41-yard catch. Third quarter, down 13-6.
Incomplete on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, down 20-13. Turnover on downs.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 4 catches for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most this season. South Alabama threw to him on 8 of its 19 passes.
69-yard touchdown. Third quarter, made it 45-21.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. South Alabama threw to him on 9 of its 42 passes.
36-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 14-7.
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1 catch for 6 yards. South Alabama threw to him on 2 of its 20 passes.
6-yard catch on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, up 31-21. Converted.
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2 catches for 64 yards and a touchdown. South Alabama threw to him on 4 of its 32 passes.
43-yard touchdown. Third quarter, made it 17-14.
21-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, up 17-14. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, down 28-24.
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0 catches for 0 yards. South Alabama threw to him on 0 of its 27 passes.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 9 · 2026
L 20-35
7 rec · 102 yds · 2 TD
With K. Phillips — 62 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 16 yds · J. Hollins — 192 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 23.7 · 38 rush yds (14 car)
The plays that mattered most
101st in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4521% of team targetsCatch rate
44%20 of 45 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
44% catch rate on 45 targets · 21% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 12 deep targets (20+ air yds).
3 seasons under Major Applewhite — 15-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 69.0 | 20.9 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 58.0 | 23.4 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 61.0 | 24.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 72.5 | 18.1 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
37.6%
215 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
71.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #123 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #37 of 51 Sun Belt WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,396 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kane Wommack → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Sun Belt Conference
