Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 6 | 25 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 |
#18
Danny Scudero
Senior wide receiver for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 175 lb · San Jose, CA · Archbishop Mitty
CFB Index 91 · #8 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred San José State → Colorado 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
25
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 4.2 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 13 yds, vs Weber State
Career night10 rec · 180 yds · 4 TDat Wyoming (FBS) · L 28-35
Top 0.1% receiving TDs game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Sacramento State in 2023.
- Transferred from San José State to Colorado in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
45.6own fans
0rival fans
Danny Scudero
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Danny Scudero has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Mountain West. The receipt on tape: 14 rush yds, 13 rec yds against Weber State, Week 2, 2026.
25 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 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 215 yds vs Hawai'i.Hawai'i · W 45-382025
2023
- Signed with Sacramento State3-star out of Archbishop Mitty
202512 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Mountain Westfirst
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-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado
2025San José State
2026Colorado
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025San José State3-9HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-leaning
2026Colorado2-0HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rush yards (83rd percentile). Concern: rec yards (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: 3.0 REC/g, 12.5 YDS/g, 4.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference 1st team
First team in his league at the position.
our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #8 of 485 FBS receivers by CFB Index Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
91 · #8 of 485 WRs
Three-star recruit. Now #8 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 88 | 1,297 | 14.7 | 10 | -- |
| Career | 94 | 1,322 | 14.1 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado | 2 | 14 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 14 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
14 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
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 Calvin Austin III’s 2020 season.
71%match
All-AACNFL Rd 4
Matches Calvin on
Height
TD rate
Differs from Calvin on
Reception volume (higher)
Weight (higher)
Class year (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dalton Carnes’s path through North Texas.
100%match
#2
Jermaine Jackson
99%
#3
Dai'Jean Dixon
98%
Matches Dalton on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kalil Pimpleton's sophomore season at Central Michigan (2021).
72%match
All-MAC
Matches Kalil on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Kalil on
Reception volume (higher)
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Background
AS A TRANSFER Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports. Listed as the No. 245 player in the transfer portal and the No. 51 wide receiver as of January 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with two years to play one. AT SAN JOSE STATE (2025) AWARDS: Second Team Assoc...
The receiver room · Colorado
- #18Danny Scudero1,297 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Kamryn Perry976 receiving yards · 2025
- #3DeAndre Moore Jr.532 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Joseph Williams489 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Hykeem Williams81 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology