Tulsa · L 17-23
No catches.
Liberty · L 3-35
No catches.
Western Kentucky · L 3-16
No catches.
New Mexico State · L 24-30
No catches.
Bledsoe has catches in 4 of Sam Houston’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Darrick Bledsoe III
Second year in the same receiving corps at Sam Houston. One game to point at: 36 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Nicholls — Week 3, 2026.
92 receiving yards · 11 catches · 2 receiving TD
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Oct 28Against Missouri State on Oct. 27: 1 catch for 11 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 11 catches for 92 yards. Sam Houston has thrown to him 14 times in 181 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 | Sam Houston | 11 | 92 | 8.4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Career | 18 | 178 | 9.9 | 2 | 24 |
Last game (Wk 9): 11 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 13 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-35@ Liberty | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 11 | 92 | 8.4 | 2 | 14 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 59-0
vs Nicholls
4 rec · 36 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 59-point win at home against Nicholls.
With L. Locke — 322 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.1 · 24 rush yds (4 car) · T. Burns Jr. — 1 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 3-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 36.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 20.2 | 8.3 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Sun Belt Conference
