Boston College · W 21-14
No catches.
Clemson · W 20-16
2 catches, 14 yards
The other 6 games average 47 yards. This one was 33 below.
Greene has catches in 7 of Virginia Tech’s 8 games: none against Boston College.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Ayden Greene
The four seasons at Virginia Tech span two head coaches: Brent Pry and James Franklin. A game that shows it: 88 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 5, 2026.
294 receiving yards · 17 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Ayden Greene vs VMI.
Against Clemson on Oct. 24: 2 catches for 14 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 7 games drawn here: 17 catches for 294 yards. Virginia Tech has thrown to him 26 times in 241 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 17 | 294 | 17.3 | 2 | 48 |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 31 | 516 | 16.6 | 3 | 67 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 19 | 268 | 14.1 | 2 | 67 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Career | 72 | 1,134 | 15.8 | 7 | 67 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 66 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 66 |
Last game (Wk 8): 14 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-26@ Maryland | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-35vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 1 | 48 | Season-high 88 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 20-25@ California | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-24vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-16@ Clemson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 17 | 294 | 17.3 | 2 | 48 |
Week 5 · 2026
L 33-35
vs Pittsburgh
4 rec · 88 yds · 1 TD
With E. Grunkemeyer — 434 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 82.0 · J. Overton Jr. — 46 rush yds (17 car) · 5 rec · 36 yds
The plays that mattered most
263rd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 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
2610% of team targetsCatch rate
65%17 of 26 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 26 targets · 10% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 40.0 | 19.7 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 44.7 | 17.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 46.7 | 20.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
48.9%
277 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
70.8
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #247 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #34 of 64 ACC 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%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brent Pry, Philip Montgomery, and James Franklin. Multi-era developmental context.
