Illinois · L 17-20
1 catch, 19 yards
The other 7 games average 28 yards. This one was 9 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Dorian Fleming
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Dell McGee and Mike Locksley. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 72 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Virginia Tech — Week 3, 2026.
213 receiving yards · 23 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Dorian Fleming vs Hampton.
Against Illinois on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 19 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 8 games drawn here: 23 catches for 213 yards. Maryland has thrown to him 35 times in 297 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 | Maryland | 23 | 213 | 9.3 | 2 | 29 |
| 2025 | Maryland | 40 | 351 | 8.8 | 3 | 48 |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 49 | 558 | 11.4 | 6 | 58 |
| Career | 112 | 1,122 | 10.0 | 11 | 58 |
Last game (Wk 9): 19 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-35vs Virginia Tech | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 | 29 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 3-54vs UCLA | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-48@ Nebraska | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-45@ No. 5 Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-37vs Rutgers | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20vs Illinois | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 23 | 213 | 9.3 | 2 | 29 |
Week 3 · 2026
L 26-35
6 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD
With M. Washington — 359 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.7 · 16 rush yds (4 car) · K. Webb — 5 rec · 98 yds
The plays that mattered most
413th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +29 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
3514% of team targetsCatch rate
66%23 of 35 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
66% catch rate on 35 targets · 14% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 32.2 | 12.1 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 17.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 27.7 | 8.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
56.1%
298 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
23 catches in 8 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #48 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #9 of 26 Big Ten TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,924 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Shawn Elliott, Dell McGee and Mike Locksley.
