North Carolina · W 38-35
3 catches, 12 yards
The other 7 games average 36 yards. This one was 24 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“mensah had like 3 open receivers and went to upshaw - who in fairness has been SO SOLID - threw it just a bit behind him but still should be caught”
Daylyn Upshaw
Two seasons in the Miami receiving corps to date. A game that shows it: 91 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Florida State — Week 7, 2026.
263 receiving yards · 22 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Daylyn Upshaw at Stanford.
Against North Carolina on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 12 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 8 games drawn here: 22 catches for 263 yards. Miami has thrown to him 30 times in 257 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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Last game (Wk 9): 12 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Wake Forest | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-3vs Central Michigan | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-13@ Clemson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-35vs Florida State | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 0 | 44 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 52-23vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-35@ North Carolina | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 22 | 263 | 12.0 | 2 | 44 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 43-35
The plays that mattered most
317th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +12 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
3012% of team targetsCatch rate
73%22 of 30 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
73% catch rate on 30 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Mario Cristobal, all balanced offenses — 21-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 40.0 | 15.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 25.8 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 36.7 | 12.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.3%
259 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #251 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
