Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 118 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 17 | 190 | 11.4 | 2 | 24 |
#3
Cam'Ron Lacy
Take Cam'Ron Lacy off Middle Tennessee's roster and the first thing you'd miss is 529 team receiving yards leader.
5′8″ · 164 lb · Toccoa, GA · Stephens County
CFB Index 52 · #203 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Middle Tennessee 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
190
receiving yards · 2026
17 catches · 2 TD · 11.2 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 9 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 8 rec, 118 yds, 1 TD, vs Murray State
The play that turned itSwung Florida International from 59% to 93% to win.Florida International at Middle Tennessee · 56-30
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2023.
How he plays
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Explosive rate: 83rd percentile.
The full scouting readCam'Ron Lacy
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Cam'Ron Lacy is a cornerstone for Middle Tennessee — measured against the line he joined.
190REC YDS17REC2REC TD
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
529
Team leader in receiving yards (529).
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 114 yds vs Missouri State.Missouri State · L 20-222025
2023
- Signed with Middle Tennessee3-star out of Stephens County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Middle Tennessee
Played his entire career under Derek Mason.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 7-19 over that span.
2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2026Middle Tennessee1-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Elite: explosive rate (83rd percentile). Strength: receptions (88th percentile). Concern: long catch (15th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
54th → 63rd percentile
Explosive rate
50th → 83rd percentile
Catch rate
43rd → 73rd percentile
TD rate
18th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
65th → 33rd percentile
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).
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.5 REC/g, 95.0 YDS/g, 11.4 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
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-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #17 of 52 Conference USA WRs
How the All-Conference USA 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 17 | 190 | 11.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 38 | 529 | 13.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 190 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 909 | 12.1 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 9 | -- | 49 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 21 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 31 | 6 | 49 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Murray State
8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · A. Martin — 103 rush yds (15 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Murray State · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.42(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU25, for 22 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
- Week 2 · Marshall · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.11(05:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #3 C.Lacy caught at MAR07, for 11 yards to the MAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:36, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
- Week 1 · Murray State · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.44(13:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU42, for 24 yards to the MSU33 (#25 A.McGill), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Murray State · 3&15 · Q1 · EPA +2.27No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete deep middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU10, for 21 yards to the MSU10 (#9 D.Rowsey), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Marshall · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.78(06:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MT 46, for 10 yards to the MT 49 (#0 C.Clark-Glover), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Marshall · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.56(07:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MT 37, for 6 yards to the MT 37 (#17 D.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Marshall · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +1.38(02:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #3 C.Lacy caught at MAR39, for 13 yards to the MAR33 (#5 J.Gilmore; #27 C.Lewis), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Murray State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.23(05:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU50, for 20 yards to the MSU28 (#5 C.Crossno), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MSU Illegal Substitution declined
- Week 2 · Marshall · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.75(02:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #3 C.Lacy caught at MAR48, for 14 yards to the MAR34 (#8 E.Pleasant III), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Marshall · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.67(12:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #3 C.Lacy caught at MT 48, for 2 yards to the MT 49 (#0 C.Clark-Glover)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
- 32% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (20 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #109 · 2026 recruiting class #119
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Corey Jones’s 2016 season.
88%match
Matches Corey on
Reception volume
Height
Yards / reception
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Max Tomczak’s path through Youngstown State.
Max Tomczak
98%match
#2
Ryan Jezioro
96%
#3
Seth Sweitzer
95%
#4
Neno Lemay
94%
#5
Anthony Lowe
94%
Matches Max on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Phillip Brooks III's junior season at Kansas State (2020).
Matches Phillip on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Weight
Differs from Phillip on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Cam'Ron Lacy
Background
Honors • 2025: PFSN Second Team All-CUSA • 2026: Allstate Good Works Team Watch List, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List 2025 (r-Sophomore) • Played in all 12 games and earned five starts • Finished the year with a career-best 38 receptions for 549 yards and three touchdowns while leading the te...
The receiver room · Middle Tennessee
- #3Cam'Ron Lacy529 receiving yards · 2025
- #6AJ Jones216 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Landon Collins187 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Kason Stokes22 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Markus Allen7 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology