Northern Illinois · W 35-14
No catches.
Arkansas State · L 32-38
No catches.
Coastal Carolina · L 20-31
2 catches, 19 yards
The other 5 games average 38 yards. This one was 19 below.
Avery has catches in 6 of Georgia State’s 8 games: none against Northern Illinois and Arkansas State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Derrick Avery Jr.
Second year in the Georgia State receiving corps. One game to point at: 91 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Old Dominion — Week 5, 2026.
210 receiving yards · 13 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Coastal Carolina on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 19 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 13 catches for 210 yards. Georgia State has thrown to him 22 times in 193 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 | Georgia State | 13 | 210 | 16.2 | 1 | 80 |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | 20 |
| Career | 17 | 256 | 15.1 | 2 | 80 |
Last game (Wk 9): 19 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-44@ UCF | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-10vs Old Dominion | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 1 | 80 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 22-49@ James Madison | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-31vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 13 | 210 | 16.2 | 1 | 80 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 42-10
vs Old Dominion
The plays that mattered most
420th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 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
2310% of team targetsCatch rate
57%13 of 23 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
57% catch rate on 23 targets · 10% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Dell McGee — 5-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 52.3 | 21.5 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 17.7 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 38.2 | 17.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
45.6%
246 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
67.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
273 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #364 at the position.
The No. 1,090 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
Sun Belt Conference
