Branden Ganashamoorthy

#8 · WR · Washington State6′3″ · 199 lb · Monroe, WA · Eastside Catholic

Receiving yards45990th of 467 receiversLast gameL 20–26at San Diego State · Oct 31
Nextvs Colorado StateSat Nov 14 · 10:30 pm ET
459 receiving yards in 8 games; their best was 147 at Oregon State.
Game 1: at Washington, loss 10-24, no catches in this gameLWASH@Game 2: at Kansas State, loss 7-34, 11 receiving yards11LKSU@Game 3: against Duquesne, win 48-7, 67 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponent67WDUQFCSGame 4: against Arizona, loss 24-34, 67 receiving yards, 1 touchdown67LARIZGame 5: against Fresno State, loss 6-26, 28 receiving yards28LFRESGame 6: at Utah State, loss 16-17, 23 receiving yards23LUSU@Game 7: at Oregon State, loss 30-48, 147 receiving yards, 1 touchdown147LORST@Game 8: against Boise State, loss 10-31, 58 receiving yards58LBOISGame 9: at San Diego State, loss 20-26, 58 receiving yards58LSDSU@Season high,in a loss
Game 1: at Washington, loss 10-24, no catches in this gameLWASH@Game 2: at Kansas State, loss 7-34, 11 receiving yardsLKSU@Game 3: against Duquesne, win 48-7, 67 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponentWDUQFCSGame 4: against Arizona, loss 24-34, 67 receiving yards, 1 touchdownLARIZGame 5: against Fresno State, loss 6-26, 28 receiving yardsLFRESGame 6: at Utah State, loss 16-17, 23 receiving yardsLUSU@Game 7: at Oregon State, loss 30-48, 147 receiving yards, 1 touchdown147LORST@Game 8: against Boise State, loss 10-31, 58 receiving yardsLBOISGame 9: at San Diego State, loss 20-26, 58 receiving yards58LSDSU@Season high,in a loss
  • touchdown

San Diego State · L 20-26

4 catches, 58 yards

Open this game

Ganashamoorthy has catches in 8 of Washington State’s 9 games: none against Washington.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 7:15 · Washington State down 14Caden Pinnick finds Branden Ganashamoorthy for a 46-yard touchdownArizona at Washington State, week 4Q4, 7:15 · Washington State 24, Arizona 31Washington State cut the deficit to 7 in the fourth quarterWashington State cut the deficit to 7 in the fourth quarterC.Pinnick pass complete deep right to B.Ganashamoorthy caught at ARIZ16, for 46 yards to the ARIZ00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play CBS Sports College Football

18% of the catches, 26% of the yards, 60% of the touchdowns

  • Catches18%34 of 194
  • Yards26%459 of 1,733
  • Touchdowns60%3 of 5
  • Yards a catch: 13.5. Everyone else on the team: 8.0.
  • A touchdown every 11.3 catches. Everyone else on the team: one every 80.0.

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who caught the team's passes

Share of the team's total this season.

Every catch and target this season

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a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

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 11, middle 7, right 16.

Branden Ganashamoorthy

WR · Washington State · #8

Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches in three seasons at Washington State. On tape: 147 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Oregon State, Week 7, 2026.

459 receiving yards · 34 catches · 3 receiving TD

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

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