Washington State · W 34-7
No catches.
Tulane · W 31-20
No catches.
Houston · L 16-35
No catches.
Colorado · L 24-27
No catches.
Salley has catches in 4 of Kansas State’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Derrick Salley is the first K-State WR I've seen make those catches consistenly in a long time.”
Kansas State fan, r/CFB game thread · at Arizona State, Oct 24
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 5, middle 3, right 8.
Derrick Salley Jr.
One game to point at: 140 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Cincinnati — Week 4, 2026.
311 receiving yards · 19 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Derrick Salley Jr. at Cincinnati.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 19 | 311 | 16.4 | 1 | 45 |
| Career | 19 | 311 | 16.4 | 1 | 45 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-31@ Cincinnati | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 140 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Kansas | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 19 | 311 | 16.4 | 1 | 45 |
Oct. 24 · L 17-28 at Arizona State, play by play
6 catches for 63 yards. Kansas State threw to him on 10 of its 41 passes. He was 0 of 3 on third and fourth down.
20-yard catch. Second quarter, down 14-7.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 21-17.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, down 21-17. Broken up by Arizona State’s A. Stamps.
2 catches for 70 yards. Kansas State threw to him on 5 of its 23 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 35-24 win.
45-yard catch. First quarter, tied 7-7.
Incomplete on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, down 17-10. Broken up by Kansas’s D. Brinkley.
25-yard catch on 3rd and 13. Second quarter, down 17-15. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 140 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Kansas State threw to him on 12 of its 50 passes. He was 2 of 5 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 23. Second quarter, up 3-0.
39-yard catch. Second quarter, up 3-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, up 10-7.
4-yard touchdown on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, made it 17-10. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“I've seen enough Salley is a dawg”Kansas State fan, r/CFB game thread
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 38 yards. Kansas State threw to him on 5 of its 27 passes.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, up 57-3. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 4 · 2026
L 26-31
at Cincinnati
7 rec · 140 yds · 1 TD
With A. Johnson — 292 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.3 · 38 rush yds (6 car) · S. McClannan — 50 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
238th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +13 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
3915% of team targetsCatch rate
49%19 of 39 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
49% catch rate on 39 targets · 15% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 54.0 | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 102 | 15.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 82.7 | 21.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 63.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
47.0%
263 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
287 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
