Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-9vs Charlotte | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Total | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
#15
Darrell Gill Jr.
Senior wide receiver for Ole Miss. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Atascocita, TX · Atascocita
CFB Index 49 · #237 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Syracuse → Ole Miss 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
9
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 9 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 9 yds, vs Charlotte
Statement game9 rec · 177 ydsvs UConn (FBS) · W 31-24
Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Ole Miss. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Syracuse in 2023.
- Transferred from Syracuse to Ole Miss in 2026.
Darrell Gill Jr.
Beats you over the top. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Nunzio Campanile, Fran Brown and Pete Golding. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Receiver Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 9 rec yds, 1 receptions against Charlotte, Week 2, 2026.
9 REC YDS · 1 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 177 yds vs UConn.UConn · W 31-242024
20238 games
- Signed with Syracuseout of Atascocita
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Ole Miss
2026era →
Pete Golding
Ole Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Pete Golding. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ole Miss
2025Syracuse
2026Ole Miss
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Syracuse6-7HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy
2024Syracuse10-3HC: Fran Brown · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025Syracuse3-9HC: Fran Brown · Balanced
2026Ole Miss2-0HC: Pete Golding · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 9.0 YDS/g, 9.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
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
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Samson Nacua’s 2021 season.
Matches Samson on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Reginald Virgil’s path through Texas Tech.
99%match
Matches Reginald on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ayden Greene's junior season at Virginia Tech (2025).
Matches Ayden on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Ayden on
TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Darrell Gill Jr.
Background
2026 (SENIOR): Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills. SYRACUSE: Appeared in 37 games over the course of three seasons with the Orange ... Tallied 13 starts at receiver ... Totaled 70 receptions for 1,136 yards and eight touchdowns while adding three carries f...
The receiver room · Ole Miss
- #1Deuce Alexander684 receiving yards · 2025
- Johntay Cook II559 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Darrell Gill Jr.506 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Isaiah Spencer194 receiving yards · 2025
- #22Cameron Miller141 receiving yards · 2025
13 more on the roster · Ole Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology