Florida International · L 20-33
No catches.
Western Michigan · L 17-20
No catches.
Miami (OH) · W 34-31
4 catches, 80 yards
The other 6 games average 32 yards. This one was 48 above.
Early has catches in 7 of Buffalo’s 9 games: none against Florida International and Western Michigan.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Dwayne Early Jr.
On tape: 80 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Miami (OH), Week 10, 2026.
272 receiving yards · 19 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Miami (OH) on Nov. 3: 4 catches for 80 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 19 catches for 272 yards. Buffalo has thrown to him 33 times in 230 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 | Buffalo | 19 | 272 | 14.3 | 0 | 37 |
| Career | 19 | 272 | 14.3 | 0 | 37 |
Last game (Wk 10): 80 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-55@ No. 14 Penn State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28vs Robert Morris | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-8@ Toledo | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-18vs Massachusetts | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Bowling Green | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-31@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 35 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Total | 19 | 272 | 14.3 | 0 | 37 |
Week 6 · 2026
W 23-8
at Toledo
The plays that mattered most
300th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 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
3713% of team targetsCatch rate
51%19 of 37 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
51% catch rate on 37 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 26.2 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 55.7 | 16.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 33.6 | 12.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 52.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
44.4%
292 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
73.0
9 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #303 at the position.
The No. 1,929 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
