Eric McAlister is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at TCU.
McAlister beats you over the top. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. All-Big 12 in 2025 was the second season with an honor. A game that shows it: 254 receiving yards and 8 receptions against SMU — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Money down
13 of 24 caught on third down (54.2%) — EPA/target 1.31 vs 0.50 elsewhere (13 conversions).
Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TCU | 72 | 1,190 | 16.5 | 10 | 85 |
| 2024 | TCU | 39 | 762 | 19.5 | 5 | 84 |
| 2023 | Boise State | 47 | 873 | 18.6 | 5 | 83 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 11 | 259 | 23.5 | 4 | 44 |
| Career | 169 | 3,084 | 18.2 | 24 | 85 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-14@ North Carolina | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-21vs Abilene Christian | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs SMU | 8 | 254 | 31.8 | 3 | 70 | Season-high 254 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 35-21vs Colorado | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 2 | 23 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 7 | L 28-41@ Kansas State | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 2 | 85 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 8 | W 42-36vs Baylor | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-17@ West Virginia | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-20vs Iowa State | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-44@ No. 12 BYU | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | 47 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-14@ No. 25 Houston | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-23vs Cincinnati | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 1 | 27 | |
 Bowl | W 30-27vs No. 16 USC | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 72 | 1190 | 16.5 | 10 | 85 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 35-24
vs SMU
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
10126% of team targetsCatch rate
62%63 of 101 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
62% catch rate on 101 targets · 26% of the team's targets · 43% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.7 | 106 | 17.1 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 97.2 | 21.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 102 | 20.9 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.2 | 96.7 | 15.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
51.9%
460 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #7 of 485 FBS receivers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #7 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #1 of 55 Big 12 WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Andy Avalos, Spencer Danielson and Sonny Dykes.
