Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 3 | 14 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 |
#3
Chris Culliver
Junior wide receiver for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Maiden, NC
Transferred North Carolina → Marshall for 2026
The numbers
14
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 4.7 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 13 yds, vs Middle Tennessee
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to North Carolina in 2023.
- Transferred from North Carolina to Marshall in 2026.
Chris Culliver
Chris Culliver has played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 13 rec yds, 2 receptions against Middle Tennessee — Week 2, 2026.
14 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20233 games
- Signed with North Carolina4-star out of Maiden
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
2 coaches2023–2024
Marshall
2025–2026era →
Tony Gibson
Marshall
Coaching transition mid-career: Charles Huff → Tony Gibson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Marshall
2025North Carolina
2026Marshall
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023North Carolina8-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2024North Carolina6-7HC: Freddie Kitchens · Run-leaning
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (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: 1.5 REC/g, 7.0 YDS/g, 3.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 290 | 19.3 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | -- | -- | 73 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | -- | -- | 102 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 1 | -8 | 242 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 1 | -4 | 105 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | -12 | 522 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–26
2 rec · 13 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With C. Heimbach — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 92 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.2 · 43 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Background
HERD FILE: Culliver comes to Marshall from North Carolina where he appeared in six games last season before redshirting. In 2024, he appeared in all 12 games with six catches for 135 yards and a score. Out of Maiden H.S., he was considered a 4-star prospect and the nation’s No. 109 overall prospe...
The receiver room · Marshall
- #4Demarcus Lacey769 receiving yards · 2025
- De'Andre Tamarez395 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Adrian Norton383 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw109 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Chris Culliver100 receiving yards · 2025
19 more on the roster · Marshall team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology