Buffalo · L 31-34
No catches.
Witten has catches in 8 of Miami (OH)’s 9 games: none against Buffalo.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Damarion Witten
Came to Miami (OH) by way of Ohio State. A game that shows it: 90 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 1, 2026.
346 receiving yards · 17 catches · 4 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Central Michigan on Oct. 24: 3 catches for 41 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 17 catches for 346 yards. Miami (OH) has thrown to him 28 times in 205 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 17 | 346 | 20.4 | 4 | 75 |
| Career | 17 | 346 | 20.4 | 4 | 75 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 1 | 75 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs UConn | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-24vs Bowling Green | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-19@ Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14vs Akron | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Central Michigan | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 28 | |
| Total | 17 | 346 | 20.4 | 4 | 75 |
Week 1 · 2026
L 14-59
at Pittsburgh
2 rec · 90 yds · 1 TD
With P. Stainton — 41.9 yards per punt · 8 punts · 2 inside the 20 · S. Smith — 3 rec · 50 yds
The plays that mattered most
193rd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2813% of team targetsCatch rate
61%17 of 28 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
61% catch rate on 28 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 40% catch rate on 10 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 31.8 | 19.9 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 54.8 | 22.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 43.6 | 22.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 41.0 | 13.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.0%
229 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
279 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #199 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Day and Chuck Martin.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Miami (OH)
