Maryland · W 20-17
2 catches, 21 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 25 yards. This one was 4 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Trimble's gonna be the next one on the WR conveyor belt, excited to see how he develops next year”
Brayden Trimble
One game to point at: 57 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Southern Illinois — Week 3, 2026.
198 receiving yards · 22 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Maryland on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 21 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 8 games drawn here: 22 catches for 198 yards. Illinois has thrown to him 35 times in 245 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 | Illinois | 22 | 198 | 9.0 | 1 | 27 |
| Career | 22 | 198 | 9.0 | 1 | 27 |
Last game (Wk 9): 21 receiving yards, 2 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 57 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 19-42@ No. 7 Ohio State | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-10vs Oregon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-17@ Maryland | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 22 | 198 | 9.0 | 1 | 27 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 20-17
at Maryland
The plays that mattered most
444th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +29 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
3515% of team targetsCatch rate
63%22 of 35 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
63% catch rate on 35 targets · 15% of the team's targets · 0% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 18.6 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 35.0 | 10.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 28.7 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
49.5%
243 pass / 248 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #347 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
