Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 1 | 30 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 11 | 97 | 8.6 | 2 | 30 |
#7
Chase Hendricks
Senior wide receiver for California. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 195 lb · St. Louis, MO · St. Mary's Southside HS
CFB Index 85 · #16 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Ohio → California 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
97
receiving yards · 2026
11 catches · 2 TD · 8.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 10 rec · 112 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD, vs UCLA
Swing playSwung Ohio from 59% to 89% to win.Ohio at Eastern Michigan · 28-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for California. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2023.
- Transferred from Ohio to California in 2026.
Chase Hendricks
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Tim Albin, Brian Smith and Tosh Lupoi. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-MAC. One game to point at: 66 rec yds, 6 receptions against UCLA — Week 1, 2026.
97 REC YDS · 11 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 144 yds vs Gardner-Webb.Gardner-Webb · W 52-352025
20236 games
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of St. Mary's
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- All-MACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
California
2026era →
Tosh Lupoi
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
2025Ohio
2026California
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026California1-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceSustained Ascent
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 REC/g, 48.5 YDS/g, 8.6 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
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
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 11 | 97 | 8.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio | 71 | 1,037 | 14.6 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | 40 | 471 | 11.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 133 | 1,713 | 12.9 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 1 | -1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | -- | 143 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 0 | -- | 143 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–18
at Syracuse
-1 rush yds (1 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With A. Davies — 34 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Sagapolutele — 182 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · -5 rush yds (2 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55(07:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at SYR00, for 14 yards to the SYR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:15, 1ST DOWN #33 T.McGough kick attempt good (H: #29 A.Davies, LS: #53 J.Franke)
- Week 1 · UCLA · 1&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.42(10:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CLA12, for 9 yards to the CLA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:28 #33 T.McGough kick attempt good (H: #29 A.Davies, LS: #53 J.Franke)
- Week 1 · UCLA · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.13(13:15) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CAL41, for 8 yards to the CAL43 (#2 R.Pleasant; #9 J.Woods), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UCLA · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +1.60(00:08) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short right to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CAL30, for 13 yards to the CAL31 (#4 C.Martin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA -1.40(13:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CAL42, for 2 yards loss to the SYR49 (#7 N.Ward) PENALTY SYR UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct 15 yards from SYR49 to SYR34, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.90(02:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hendricks rush left for 1 yard loss to the SYR37 (#5 A.Deslauriers)
- Week 1 · UCLA · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.77(00:26) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete deep right to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CLA09, for 30 yards to the CLA08, out of bounds at CLA08, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 2&13 · Q3 · EPA +0.58(09:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at SYR12, for 12 yards to the SYR05 (#6 C.D'Appolonia)
- Week 1 · UCLA · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA -0.31(05:04) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short right to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CLA25, for 2 yards to the CLA23, out of bounds at CLA23
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.25(06:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short right to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CAL09, for 2 yards to the CAL14 (#1 D.Samuel Jr.)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Germie Bernard’s 2025 season.
79%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 15
Matches Germie on
Weight
Reception volume
Height
Differs from Germie on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding’s path through Old Dominion.
98%match
#2
Kobe Clark
98%
Matches Na'eem on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Moore's junior season at Duke (2023).
76%match
All-ACC
Matches Jordan on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Jordan on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Chase Hendricks
Background
Accolades - Athletic Athlon Sports Fourth-Team All-ACC (2026) Biletnikoff Award Watch List (2026) Senior Bowl Top 300 (2026) Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 (2026) Biletnikoff Award Watch List (2025) Second-Team All-MAC (2025) Phil Steele Postseason Second-Team All-MAC (2025) Accolades -...
The receiver room · California
- #7Chase Hendricks1,037 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Ian Strong762 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Quaron Adams273 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Jordan King267 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Mark Hamper202 receiving yards · 2025
8 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology