Deuce Alexander

#1 · WR · Sr. · Ole Miss6′0″ · 180 lb · Douglasville, GA · Douglas County

Receiving yards66925th of 467 receivers Last gameW 45–15vs Auburn · Oct 31

Nextvs GeorgiaSat Nov 7 · 7:30 pm ET

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This week

RecordOle Miss is 6-2, No. 12 in the AP poll (week 10).
From the game thread
“Deuce Alexander Deuce Knight”
Ole Miss fan, r/CFB game thread · vs Auburn, Oct 31
Next gamevs Georgia · Sat Nov 7

What’s being said

4 stories in the last 30 days, from 4 outlets.

Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Should Ole Miss be Concerned with Deuce Alexander?

Yahoo Sports Nov 3

All 25 stories this season

Worth knowing

Deuce Alexander spent two seasons at Wake Forest before joining Ole Miss.

His most important play this season

Q2, 0:05 · Ole Miss up 10Trinidad Chambliss finds Deuce Alexander for a 20-yard touchdownLSU at Ole Miss, week 3Q2, 0:05 · Ole Miss 24, LSU 7Ole Miss scored with 0:05 left in the halfOle Miss scored with 0:05 left in the halfT.Chambliss pass complete deep middle to D.Alexander caught at LSU00, for 20 yards to the LSU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play

All 5 of his plays on video

Every catch and target this season

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a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

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 3, middle 12, right 30.

Deuce Alexander

WR · Ole Miss · #1

On Trialas of Nov 4

Deuce Alexander takes over from Harrison Wallace III at Ole Miss.

669receiving yards48catches5receiving TD

TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER

669

Team leader in receiving yards (669).

Ole Miss fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

medium confidence23 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

Deuce Alexander arrived as a 3-star prospect. Deuce Alexander lines up at WR for Ole Miss.

On the field, the headline is 669 rec yds, with 48 rec.

Deuce Alexander inherited the WR job from Harrison Wallace III (3-star).

Ole Miss fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

The number to watch: 669 — team receiving yards leader.

WR successionleap of faith

Inherited fromHarrison Wallace III 3★

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jalen CropperFresno State · 2022 · 84% season match
Mark ChapmanCentral Michigan · 2017 · 83% season match
Khalil ShakirBoise State · 2020 · 83% season match
Matthew ColemanSan José State · 2024 · 83% season match
Jacory Barney Jr.Nebraska · 2025 · 77% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Ole Miss	48	669	13.9	5	62
2025	Ole Miss	44	684	15.5	2	88
2024	Wake Forest	36	400	11.1	2	38
2023	Wake Forest	2	30	15.0	1	19
Career		130	1,783	13.7	10	88

Season	Team
2026	Ole Miss	4	33	52
2025	Ole Miss	19	122	--
2024	Wake Forest	1	3	9
2023	Wake Forest	--	--	--
Career		24	158	61

Last game (Wk 9): 59 receiving yards, 5 catches.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-38vs No. 24 Louisville	5	159	31.8	2	62	Season-high 159 yds
Wk 2	W 41-9vs Charlotte	8	76	9.5	0	17
Wk 3	W 32-24vs No. 7 LSU	7	60	8.6	1	20
Wk 4	L 28-52@ No. 21 Florida	7	134	19.1	1	49	134-yard receiving day
Wk 6	W 52-17@ Vanderbilt	5	74	14.8	1	39
Wk 7	W 31-3vs No. 13 Missouri	3	20	6.7	0	9
Wk 8	L 27-34@ No. 19 Texas	8	87	10.9	0	36
Wk 9	W 45-15vs Auburn	5	59	11.8	0	25
Total		48	669	13.9	5	62

The latest game

Oct. 31 · W 45-15 vs Auburn, play by play

5 catches for 59 yards.

5 of 9 targets caught
3 moved the chains
3 broken up (D. Smith, R. Pleasant, S. Smith-Reed)
9 of 35 Ole Miss passes came his way

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
2nd & 619 1st down
1st & 10broken up
2nd & 10broken up
1st & 10incomplete
Third quarterbegan up 14-9
2nd & 425 1st down1
2nd & 9broken up
2nd & 69 1st down
1st & 103
Fourth quarterbegan up 24-15
2nd & 43
FinalW 45-15

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

1
25-yard catch. Third quarter, up 14-9.

The season, game by game

Signature game

Week 1 · 2026

W 41-38

vs Louisville · neutral site

5 rec · 159 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Louisville at a neutral site in a shootout.

With T. Chambliss — 336 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.7 · 60 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · O. Bird — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 49 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Louisville · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.04Chambliss to Alexander: a 62-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.95Chambliss to Alexander: a 62-yard touchdown pass.
Week 8 · Texas · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Chambliss to Alexander: a 9-yard pass.
Week 6 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.14Chambliss to Alexander: a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · LSU · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Chambliss to Alexander: a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Florida · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Chambliss to Alexander: a 49-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 8 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Chambliss to Alexander: a 36-yard pass.
Week 9 · Auburn · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.18Chambliss to Alexander: a 19-yard pass.
Week 8 · Texas · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.81Chambliss to Alexander: an 11-yard pass.
Week 8 · Texas · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.69Chambliss to Alexander: a 7-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Rec yards669tied for 25thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Receptions48tied for 24thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Yards / catch13.9tied for 186thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rec TDs5tied for 35thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Long catch62tied for 88thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rush yards33tied for 41stAmong 212 receivers with 12 or more catches

25th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position

Catches484th in the SEC this season; tied for 38th among current FBS players over the whole career (130).

Receiving yards6693rd in the SEC this season; 39th among current FBS players over the whole career (1,783).

Receiving touchdowns5tied for 5th in the SEC this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

48 rec · 669 yds · 5 TD

48 of 48 receptions matched to play-by-play

70 of 72 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

7225% of team targets

Catch rate

67%48 of 72 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

11% of targets (8)

88%catch rate

Air -3.2 · YAC 7.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

43% of targets (30)

73%catch rate

Air 5.6 · YAC 2.2 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

31% of targets (22)

59%catch rate

Air 12.4 · YAC 4.6 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

14% of targets (10)

40%catch rate

Air 31.5 · YAC 3.5 avg

67% catch rate on 72 targets · 25% of the team's targets · 40% catch rate on 10 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning

2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced

2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding · Balanced

2026Ole Miss6-2HC: Pete Golding · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 83 (#26 of 465). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

83All-Conference level #26 of 465?

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (95th percentile). Strength: rec yards (95th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#194 / 569 · 66th pct

13.9

TD rate#208 / 569 · 63rd pct

5.6%

EPA / target#227 / 569 · 60th pct

0.50

Catch rate#228 / 569 · 58th pct

66.7%

Explosive rate#269 / 569 · 52nd pct

11.1%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#24 / 468 · 95th pct

Rec yards#25 / 468 · 95th pct

669

Rec TDs#35 / 468 · 90th pct

Long catch#88 / 468 · 81st pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 126 · 81st pct

Rush yards#41 / 212 · 81st pct

Yards / catch#186 / 468 · 60th pct

13.9

Rush TDs#32 / 212 · 43rd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

52nd → 60th percentile

Explosive rate

93rd → 52nd percentile

Catch rate

61st → 58th percentile

TD rate

40th → 63rd percentile

Yards / catch

75th → 66th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	5.8	53.8	9.2	0.2
Road3g	6.7	98.3	14.9	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.8	87.2	15.1	0.8
Weeks 8+2g	6.5	73.0	11.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Golding

Pass share

53.5%

305 pass / 265 run

Plays / game

71.2

8 games

Team sack rate

1.5%

330 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Impact starter

48 catches and 4 carries in 8 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

83 · #26 of 465 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #26 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-SEC

Based on 2025: #20 of 58 SEC WRs

How the All-SEC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).

Deuce Alexander

This week

What’s being said

Worth knowing

His most important play this season

Every catch and target this season

Style of play

Similar players

In the news in the last 30 days

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

What was said at each stop

In the news across his career

What fans said

In the game threads

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2023

2025 15 games

Deuce Alexander

This week

What’s being said

Worth knowing

His most important play this season

25% of the catches, 30% of the yards, 28% of the touchdowns

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

Every catch and target this season

Style of play

Similar players

In the news in the last 30 days

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

What was said at each stop

In the news across his career

What fans said

In the game threads

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2023

2025 15 games