Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 4 | 37 | 8.5 | 1 | 14 |
#7
Daylyn Upshaw
Sophomore wide receiver for Miami. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Columbus, GA
Returning to Miami for 2026
The numbers
37
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 1 TD · 9.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Stanford from 24% to 48% to win.Miami at Stanford · 45-6
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Miami. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 36.5 points in belief.
21own fans
57.5national conversation
In Their Words
130 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Daylen Upshaw will get snaps. He can play outside and he's the #2 slot. I assume in some games Mali will get pulled early or be in a snap count. Miami is hoping for a very long season.”
youtube/Locked On Canes · fan post, verbatim
Daylyn Upshaw
He has spent two seasons in the Miami receiving corps. The receipt: 30 rec yds, 3 receptions against Stanford — Week 1, 2026.
37 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Central Phenix City
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mario Cristobal — 15-3 over that span.
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Miami2-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 18.5 YDS/g, 8.5 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 77–7
vs Florida A&M
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Miami
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #234
Peaked at #234 this season.
The receiver room · Miami
- #1Malachi Toney1,211 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Cooper Barkate1,106 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Vandrevious Jacobs548 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Cam Vaughn540 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Daylyn Upshaw105 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology