Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 1 | 47 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 120 yds |
| Total | 10 | 200 | 20.0 | 2 | 47 |
#19
Cayden Lee
Senior wide receiver for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Kennesaw, GA · Kennesaw Mountain
CFB Index 58 · #144 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Ole Miss → Missouri 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
200
receiving yards · 2026
10 catches · 2 TD · 20 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 120 yds, 1 TD, at Kansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2023.
- Transferred from Ole Miss to Missouri in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
24.2own fans
-30rival fans
Also worth knowing:
Cayden Lee
Moves the chains on third down. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Lane Kiffin and Eli Drinkwitz. The receipt on tape: 120 rec yds, 6 receptions against Kansas, Week 2, 2026.
200 REC YDS · 10 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 77 yds at Mississippi State.Mississippi State · W 38-192025
20233 games
- Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of Kennesaw Mountain
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Missouri
Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri
2025Ole Miss
2026Missouri
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (95th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 REC/g, 100 YDS/g, 20.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–21
at Kansas
6 rec · 120 yds · 1 TD
With A. Simmons — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.4 · 8 rush yds (2 car) · B. Reus — 50 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 66 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.61A. Simmons pass to C. Lee for 47 yds, for a TD (B. Craig KICK)
- Week 2 · Kansas · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.95(11:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Simmons pass complete short middle to #19 C.Lee caught at KU44, for 17 yards to the KU44, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Kansas · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.79(00:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Simmons pass complete deep middle to #19 C.Lee caught at KU00, for 27 yards to the KU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:30, 1ST DOWN #19 B.Craig kick attempt good (H: #40 B.Reus, LS: #49 B.Le Blanc)
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.41(08:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Simmons pass complete deep left to #19 C.Lee caught at UAPB37, for 20 yards to the UAPB37, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was inbounds". CALL UPHELD
- Week 2 · Kansas · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.29(00:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Simmons pass complete short left to #19 C.Lee caught at KU37, for 26 yards to the KU26 (#3 C.Gordon), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 2&12 · Q1 · EPA +1.25(05:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Simmons pass complete short middle to #19 C.Lee caught at UAPB21, for 15 yards to the UAPB20 (#38 N.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.10(14:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Simmons pass complete short left to #19 C.Lee caught at Mizzou28, for 2 yards loss to the Mizzou28 (#50 N.Walker)
- Week 2 · Kansas · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +1.08(08:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Simmons pass complete short right to #19 C.Lee caught at KU20, for 9 yards to the KU19 (#1 J.Todd), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Kansas · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.05(13:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Simmons pass complete deep left to #19 C.Lee caught at KU14, for 20 yards to the KU14, out of bounds at KU14, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Kansas · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.75(10:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Simmons pass complete deep left to #19 C.Lee caught at KU23, for 21 yards to the KU23 (#0 A.Alexander), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dom Henry’s 2025 season.
82%match
Matches Dom on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Differs from Dom on
Weight (lower)
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Faison's junior season at Notre Dame (2025).
80%match
Matches Jordan on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Cayden Lee
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #155
Peaked at #155 this season.
Background
Prior to Mizzou: 2025 (Ole Miss): Started all 15 games at wide receiver … Registered 44 catches on the season for 635 yards and three touchdowns … Helped leads Rebels to team school records in total yards (7,345), passing yards (4,700), most points (554), first downs (383) … Biletnikoff Award pre...
The receiver room · Missouri
- #19Cayden Lee635 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Caleb Goodie484 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Donovan Olugbode401 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Kenric Lanier II79 receiving yards · 2025
- Naeshaun Montgomery26 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology