#10

Brock Spalding

Senior wide receiver for East Carolina. 2025: 42 catches, 554 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · East Carolina · Sr. · #10

5′11″ · 193 lb · Lorton, VA · South County

CFB Index 54 · #187 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to East Carolina for 2026

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How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Explosive rate: 89th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

554

receiving yards · 2025

42 catches · 3 TD · 13.2 per catch

Best game: 3 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD, vs Campbell

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for East Carolina. 2025: 42 catches, 554 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to East Carolina in 2022.

His career, year by year

Brock Spalding

WR · East Carolina · Sr · #10

Moves the chains on third down. Brock Spalding has played for two head coaches in four seasons at East Carolina. The receipt on tape: 97 rec yds, 6 receptions against NC State, Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

2024East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

54Rotational starter #187 of 485?

High confidenceAscending13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (89th percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (81st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#85 / 798 · 89th pct

18.0%

Yards / catch#224 / 798 · 72nd pct

13.5

TD rate#299 / 798 · 62nd pct

3.3%

EPA / target#337 / 798 · 58th pct

0.47

Catch rate#422 / 798 · 47th pct

67.2%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Rush yards#88 / 287 · 69th pct

Rec yards#176 / 558 · 69th pct

554

Receptions#175 / 558 · 69th pct

Long catch#189 / 558 · 65th pct

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Yards / catch#258 / 558 · 53rd pct

13.2

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

20%12 of his 61 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.1	44.4	14.5	0.1
Road6g	3.3	40.5	9.7	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.7	48.1	11.7	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	36.2	12.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Harrell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #187 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #187 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #20 of 51 American Athletic WRs

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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
2025	East Carolina	42	554	13.2	3	--
2024	East Carolina	5	71	14.2	0	--
2023	East Carolina	3	25	8.3	0	--
2022	East Carolina	1	5	5.0	0	--
Career		51	655	12.8	3	--

Season	Team
2025	East Carolina	4	31	--	--	--
2024	East Carolina	1	--	--	51	--
2023	East Carolina	--	--	--	--	--
2022	East Carolina	--	--	--	--	--
Career		5	31	--	51	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 23–17

vs Pittsburgh

1 REC

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With A. Smith — 4 rec · 156 yds · 2 TD · C. Ditta — 177 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 29.7 · -17 rush yds (10 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Campbell · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +5.44Katin Houser pass complete to Brock Spalding for 55 yds for a TD (Andrew Conrad KICK)
Week 14 · Florida Atlantic · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.46(07:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete deep left to #10 B.Spalding caught at FAU21, for 36 yards to the FAU21 (#23 D.Allen), 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · BYU · 3&11 · Q2 · EPA +3.14Katin Houser pass complete to Brock Spalding for 13 yds to the BYU 42 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · BYU · 4&4 · Q3 · EPA +3.10Katin Houser pass complete to Brock Spalding for 11 yds to the BYU 45 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Army · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.90Katin Houser pass complete to Brock Spalding for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Florida Atlantic · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.84(07:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short right to #10 B.Spalding caught at FAU07, for 22 yards to the FAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:04, 1ST DOWN #30 N.Mazzie kick attempt good (H: #37 R.Leavy, LS: #85 T.O'Brien)
Week 1 · NC State · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.83Katin Houser pass complete to Brock Spalding for 39 yds to the NCSU 19 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Tulane · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Katin Houser pass complete to Brock Spalding for 7 yds for a TD (Nick Mazzie KICK)
Week 5 · Army · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.22Katin Houser pass complete to Brock Spalding for 13 yds to the ARMY 38 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Memphis · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.11(12:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete deep right to #10 B.Spalding caught at MEM01, for 36 yards to the MEM01 (#31 D.Ward), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MEM Pass Interference declined

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-24@ NC State	6	97	16.2	0	39	Season-high 97 yds
Wk 2	W 56-3vs Campbell	3	81	27.0	1	55
Wk 3	W 38-0@ Coastal Carolina	4	43	10.8	0	21
Wk 4	L 13-34vs BYU	6	64	10.7	0	14
Wk 5	W 28-6vs Army	3	35	11.7	0	20
Wk 7	L 19-26@ Tulane	3	17	5.7	1	7
Wk 8	W 41-27vs Tulsa	1	30	30.0	0	30
Wk 10	W 45-14@ Temple	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 11	W 48-22vs Charlotte	3	13	4.3	0	5
Wk 12	W 31-27vs Memphis	5	88	17.6	0	36
Wk 13	L 24-58@ UTSA	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 14	W 42-3@ Florida Atlantic	5	76	15.2	1	36
Bowl	W 23-17vs Pittsburgh	1	0	0.0	0	0
Total		42	554	12.2	3	55

How he plays

Play style

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

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

East Carolina

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · East Carolina

Returning around him

14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #94

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

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

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cade McDonald’s 2024 season.

Cade McDonald

86%match

Miami (OH) · 2024

Jalon Calhoun

Duke · 2023

85%

Barion Brown

Kentucky · 2023

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 6

84%

Josh Ali

Kentucky · 2021

83%

Dom Henry

Florida Atlantic · 2025

82%

Matches Cade on

Total EPA (college ability)

Yards / reception

EPA / play (adj)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darien Chase’s path through Portland State.

Darien Chase

97%match

Portland State · 2021

Malik Murray

East Tennessee State · 2021

97%

Jordan Watkins

Ole Miss · 2024

NFL Rd 4

96%

Jarrod Barnes

Central Arkansas · 2023

96%

Kobe Clark

Abilene Christian · 2022

96%

Matches Darien on

Yards per reception

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Parker Kingston's senior season at BYU (2025).

Parker Kingston

76%match

BYU · 2025

All-Big 12

Jordan Dwyer

TCU · 2025

69%

Eric Rivers

Georgia Tech · 2025

All-Conference USA

68%

Kobe Drake

Memphis · 2024

68%

Jayshon Platt

Florida Atlantic · 2025

68%

Matches Parker on

Yards / reception

Recruiting rating

Weight

Differs from Parker on

Reception volume (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Brock Spalding

Dom Henry

Florida Atlantic · 2025

82%

Background

Three-year letterman (2023-25) … Played in 33 career games making 13 starts (2/2023,1/2024, 9/2025) … Caught 51 career passes for 655 yard (12.8 ypc) with three touchdowns … Rushed five times for 31 yards (6.2 ypr) … Returned seven career punts for 51 yards (7.3 ypr) … Hauled in at least one pass...

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The receiver room · East Carolina

#10Brock SpaldingWR · Sr.554 receiving yards · 2025
#7Landon SidesWR · Sr.449 receiving yards · 2025
#2Tyler JohnsonWR · Sr.72 receiving yards · 2025
#11Jeremiah MelvinWR · Jr.39 receiving yards · 2025
#19Jaquaize PettawayWR · Sr.32 receiving yards · 2025

12 more on the roster · East Carolina team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology