Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Total | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 33 |
#83
DJ Black
Senior wide receiver for South Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Inman, SC
CFB Index 32 · #391 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred UCF → South Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
62
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 20.7 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 62 yds, vs Kent State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for South Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Transferred from UCF to South Carolina in 2026.
DJ Black
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 62 rec yds, 3 receptions against Kent State, Week 1, 2026.
62 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 82 yds at Kansas State.Kansas State · L 20-342025
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Carolina
2025UCF
2026South Carolina
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 62.0 YDS/g, 20.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
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 | South Carolina | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | UCF | 22 | 273 | 12.4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 335 | 13.4 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Xzavier Henderson’s 2021 season.
Matches Xzavier on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Taco Dowler’s path through Montana State.
Taco Dowler
96%match
#3
Derick Eugene
96%
#4
Elijah Steward
95%
Matches Taco on
Yards per reception
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Damonte Coxie's freshman season at Memphis (2020).
82%match
Matches Damonte on
Weight
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from Damonte on
Class year (lower)
The receiver room · South Carolina
- #8Nyck Harbor618 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Nitro Tuggle505 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Jayden Sellers337 receiving yards · 2025
- #83DJ Black273 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Donovan Murph197 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology