Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Total | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
#15
Derrick Salley Jr.
Junior wide receiver for Kansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 234 lb · Green Pond, SC · Ashley Ridge
Returning to Kansas State for 2026
The numbers
38
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 9.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 38 yds, vs Nicholls
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Kansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2026.
Derrick Salley Jr.
One game to point at: 38 rec yds, 4 receptions against Nicholls — Week 1, 2026.
38 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Hutchinson C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Kansas State2-0HC: Collin Klein · 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 1 game: 4.0 REC/g, 38.0 YDS/g, 9.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
4 rec · 38 yds
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
With A. Johnson — 199 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. White — 7 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 71% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (27 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #50
Background
AT HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played for the Blue Dragons under head coach Drew Dallas... Regarded as the fifth-best overall community-college prospect and the top community-college wide receiver in the Class of 2026 by Rivals... Also rated No. 7 nationally and the top wide receiver by 247Spor...
The receiver room · Kansas State
- #12Jaron Tibbs595 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Brandon White399 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Joshua Manning318 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Izaiah Williams64 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Derrick Salley Jr.1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology