San José State · L 21-27
No catches.
Wisconsin · L 10-54
No catches.
Ohio · L 20-24
4 catches, 6 yards
The other 6 games average 57 yards. This one was 51 below.
Prosper has catches in 7 of Eastern Michigan’s 9 games: none against San José State and Wisconsin.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
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 12, middle 8, right 10.
Ben Prosper
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Two seasons in the Eastern Michigan receiving corps to date. One game to point at: 109 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Lindenwood — Week 4, 2026.
346 receiving yards · 34 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Ben Prosper vs San José State.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 34 | 346 | 10.2 | 1 | 26 |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 21 | 177 | 8.4 | 0 | 22 |
| Career | 55 | 523 | 9.5 | 1 | 26 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | −3 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 41 | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 38 | 10 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 8): 6 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Sacramento State | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-54@ Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-3vs Lindenwood | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 109 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14@ Massachusetts | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-23@ Akron | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34vs Toledo | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 34 | 346 | 10.2 | 1 | 26 |
Oct. 24 · L 20-24 at Ohio
4 catches for 6 yards.
2 catches for 39 yards. Eastern Michigan threw to him on 8 of its 43 passes. Eastern Michigan’s last two throws to him, down 34-14 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by Toledo’s D. Watkins.
Incomplete on 4th and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0. Turnover on downs.
26-yard catch. Third quarter, down 34-7.
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 50 yards. Eastern Michigan threw to him on 7 of its 45 passes. He was 3 of 5 on third and fourth down.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, down 14-10. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, down 14-10.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, down 14-13. Converted.
16-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 23-22.
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.
3 catches for 31 yards. Eastern Michigan threw to him on 4 of its 30 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 38-14 win.
13-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
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: 10 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Eastern Michigan threw to him on 13 of its 38 passes. 86 of the 109 came before halftime.
26-yard catch on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, up 6-0.
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 30 yards. Eastern Michigan threw to him on 9 of its 25 passes.
9-yard catch. First quarter, down 7-0.
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.
7 catches for 81 yards. Eastern Michigan threw to him on 9 of its 38 passes. 64 of the 81 came before halftime.
25-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
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 4 · 2026
W 29-3
vs Lindenwood
The plays that mattered most
193rd 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 -29 to +2 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
5818% of team targetsCatch rate
59%34 of 58 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
59% catch rate on 58 targets · 18% of the team's targets · 30% catch rate on 10 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 8-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.3 | 76.3 | 14.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 23.4 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 48.6 | 12.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
55.8%
333 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
66.3
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #190 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #31 of 38 Mid-American 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.
