Joseph McVay is a wide receiver at Vanderbilt who has not played in Vanderbilt's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Vanderbilt lists 14 receivers this season.
Vanderbilt is 3-5. Next: at Mississippi State, Sat Nov 7.
Second year in the Vanderbilt receiving corps. On tape: 16 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD against Iowa, Bowl, 2025.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 1 | 65 |
| Career | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 2 | 65 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
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| 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@ No. 10 Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | L 27-34vs Iowa | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 16 |
Bowl · 2025
L 27-34
vs Iowa · neutral site
1 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD
With D. Pavia — 347 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.3 · 36 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · T. Richardson — 6 rec · 127 yds · 1 TD
2 seasons under Clark Lea — 17-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
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
Pass share
50.4%
400 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
395 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clark Lea.
