UAB · W 30-10
No catches.
Porter has catches in 7 of South Florida’s 8 games: none against UAB.
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.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 3, middle 3, right 14.
Joshua Porter
The three seasons at South Florida span three head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick and Brian Hartline. On tape: 106 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Delaware State, Week 3, 2026.
274 receiving yards · 23 catches · 2 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 23 | 274 | 11.9 | 2 | 38 |
| 2025 | South Florida | 11 | 81 | 7.4 | 1 | 26 |
| 2024 | South Florida | 24 | 210 | 8.8 | 0 | 32 |
| Career | 58 | 565 | 9.7 | 3 | 38 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | -- | -- | 66 |
| 2025 | South Florida | -- | -- | 56 |
| 2024 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 5 | 122 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-17vs Delaware State | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 106 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 14-6@ Bowling Green | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-17vs Temple | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ UTSA | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-2vs Kent State | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-10vs UAB | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 23 | 274 | 11.9 | 2 | 38 |
3 catches for 20 yards. South Florida threw to him on 4 of its 27 passes. 17 of the 20 came before halftime.
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by Kent State’s R. Nicholl.
9-yard catch. Second quarter, up 7-2.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 14 yards. South Florida threw to him on 4 of its 30 passes.
9-yard catch. First quarter, up 7-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, up 14-10.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 14-10.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 48 yards. South Florida threw to him on 11 of its 31 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
6-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, tied 3-3.
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, tied 3-3.
21-yard catch on 3rd and 19. Fourth quarter, down 17-13. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 11 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 2 catches for 15 yards, the box score 2 for 11, so no play is placed until they agree.
8 catches for 106 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. South Florida threw to him on 9 of its 34 passes.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
16-yard catch on 3rd and 13. Second quarter, up 14-7. Converted.
23-yard catch. Fourth quarter, up 42-17.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. South Florida threw to him on 7 of its 30 passes.
22-yard catch on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, down 24-21. Converted.
38-yard touchdown on 4th and 6. Fourth quarter, made it 28-24.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 8 yards. South Florida threw to him on 4 of its 18 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 19-9 win.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Incomplete on 3rd and 18. Second quarter, up 3-0.
8-yard catch. Second quarter, up 6-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, up 6-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
W 59-17
8 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 42-point win at home against Delaware State.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 300 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.7 · D. Crowther — 101 rush yds (8 car) · 3 TD · 2 rec · 40 yds
The plays that mattered most
295th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +4 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
4222% of team targetsCatch rate
55%23 of 42 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
55% catch rate on 42 targets · 22% of the team's targets · 25% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 36.4 | 10.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 30.7 | 11.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 39.1 | 10.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Pass share
42.1%
195 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
57.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
220 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #253 at the position.
The No. 2,114 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the American Athletic as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Alex Golesh → Brian Hartline. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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