Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 79 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 24 | |
| Total | 12 | 142 | 11.9 | 0 | 24 |
#6
Chris Marshall
Senior wide receiver for Arkansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 213 lb · Missouri City, TX
CFB Index 50 · #220 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Boise State → Arkansas 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
142
receiving yards · 2026
12 catches · 11.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 rec, 79 yds, vs North Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Arkansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2022.
- Transferred from Boise State to Arkansas in 2026.
Chris Marshall
Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 79 rec yds, 7 receptions against North Alabama — Week 1, 2026.
142 REC YDS · 12 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 132 yds vs Eastern Washington.Eastern Washington · W 51-142025
20223 games
- Signed with Texas A&M5-star out of Fort Bend Marshall
2023
- Entered the portal
2024
- Signed with Boise State4-star out of Kilgore College
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas
2025Boise State
2026Arkansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026Arkansas1-1HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Concern: catch rate (21st percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (5)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
59th → 56th percentile
Explosive rate
96th → 23rd percentile
Catch rate
5th → 21st percentile
TD rate
65th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
98th → 44th 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: 6.0 REC/g, 71.0 YDS/g, 11.9 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
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 | Arkansas | 12 | 142 | 11.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 30 | 574 | 19.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 56 | 837 | 14.9 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–14
7 rec · 79 yds
With K. Jackson — 267 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 27 rush yds (10 car) · G. Rush — 48 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Utah · 4&6 · Q4 · EPA +3.37(10:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Hill pass complete short right to #6 C.Marshall caught at UTA50, for 13 yards to the UTA43 (#21 N.Tilmon), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Utah · 4&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.44(11:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Hill pass complete short left to #6 C.Marshall caught at Ark40, for 12 yards to the Ark40 (#5 J.Chenault Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Utah · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.09(12:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short left to #6 C.Marshall caught at UTA31, for 24 yards to the UTA26 (#1 R.Evans), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.76(14:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short left to #6 C.Marshall caught at UNA20, for 18 yards to the UNA14 (#22 L.Glover; #4 K.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +1.28(04:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short left to #6 C.Marshall caught at ARK33, for 11 yards to the ARK36 (#4 K.Thomas; #11 T.Butler)
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +1.27(05:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short right to #6 C.Marshall caught at UNA21, for 14 yards to the UNA20 (#4 K.Thomas), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.95(13:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short left to #6 C.Marshall caught at ARK30, for 8 yards to the ARK35 (#22 L.Glover)
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA +0.84(11:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short left to #6 C.Marshall caught at ARK42, for 8 yards to the UNA47 (#5 C.Adkins), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 2&12 · Q1 · EPA +0.73(08:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short right to #6 C.Marshall caught at UNA49, for 8 yards to the ARK50 (#35 C.Chappelle; #8 D.Dixon)
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.59(06:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jackson pass complete short left to #6 C.Marshall caught at ARK18, for 12 yards to the ARK24 (#20 A.Young), 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 2026 production profile sits closest to Makai Cope’s 2025 season.
Matches Makai on
Height
Reception volume
Weight
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Noah Kjar’s path through Weber State.
Matches Noah on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Snead's senior season at Liberty (2022).
Matches Caleb on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Player DNA
Players who play like Chris Marshall
The receiver room · Arkansas
- #8Donovan Faupel661 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Jamari Hawkins623 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Chris Marshall574 receiving yards · 2025
- #3CJ Brown319 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Courtney Crutchfield35 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Arkansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology