Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 70-21vs Georgia State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-35vs Utah State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-30@ Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | L 27-34vs Iowa | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 16 |
#15
Joseph McVay
Junior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2025: 2 catches, 21 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Earle, AR · Earle
Returning to Vanderbilt for 2026
The numbers
21
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 1 TD · 10.5 per catch
Best game: 1 rec, 16 yds, 1 TD, vs Iowa
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2025: 2 catches, 21 receiving yards, 1 TD.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2024.
Joseph McVay
Second year in the Vanderbilt receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 16 rec yds, 1 rec TD against Iowa, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Earle
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clark Lea — 17-9 over that span.
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.5 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
The receiver room · Vanderbilt
- Junior Sherrill784 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Ja'Cory Thomas714 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Tristen Brown137 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Cole Adams71 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Joseph McVay21 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology