Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Total | 4 | 67 | 25.9 | 0 | 44 |
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Ayden Greene
Senior wide receiver for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 194 lb · Knoxville, TN · Powell
CFB Index 48 · #244 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Virginia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
67
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 16.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 23 yds, vs VMI
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
Ayden Greene
Beats you over the top. Four seasons at Virginia Tech, two different head coaches: Brent Pry and James Franklin. The receipt: 44 rec yds, 1 receptions against Old Dominion — Week 2, 2026.
67 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 95 yds vs Miami.Miami · L 17-342025
20234 games
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Powell
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Pry → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2026Virginia Tech2-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 33.5 YDS/g, 25.9 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #34 of 64 ACC WRs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 31 | 516 | 16.6 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 19 | 268 | 14.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 907 | 15.4 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 66 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 66 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–3
vs VMI
3 rec · 23 yds
Dominant 70-point win at home against VMI.
With Q. Brown — 6 rec · 109 yds · 1 TD · E. Grunkemeyer — 224 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (29 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #27 · 2026 recruiting class #30
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cam Vaughn’s 2025 season.
Matches Cam on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Weight
Differs from Cam on
Class year (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cary Angeline’s path through NC State.
99%match
Matches Cary on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Goodie's junior season at Cincinnati (2025).
Matches Caleb on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
TD rate
Differs from Caleb on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ayden Greene
The receiver room · Virginia Tech
- #3Que'Sean Brown842 receiving yards · 2025
- Ayden Greene516 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Marlion Jackson370 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Takye Heath200 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Shamarius Peterkin62 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology