Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Sacramento State | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 100 yds |
| Total | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | 28 |
#5
Josiah Freeman
Senior wide receiver for Fresno State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 200 lb · Soledad, CA · Soledad HS
CFB Index 63 · #112 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Fresno State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
100
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 16.7 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 100 yds, vs Sacramento State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Fresno State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2022.
- Freeman granted extra year of eligibility (Jul 23)
Josiah Freeman
Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons at Fresno State, three different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper and Matt Entz. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt on tape: 100 rec yds, 6 receptions against Sacramento State, Week 2, 2026.
100 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 143 yds vs Miami (OH).Miami (OH) · W 18-32025
2022
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Hartnell College
202512 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Fresno State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, and Matt Entz. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning
2024Fresno State6-7HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
2026Fresno State1-1HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: receptions (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 splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 REC/g, 100 YDS/g, 16.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #9 of 41 Mountain West WRs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fresno State | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 52 | 642 | 12.3 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 19 | 249 | 13.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 1,086 | 12.8 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 3 | 17 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 17 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–3
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Fresno State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #70
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Spencer’s 2024 season.
84%match
Matches Elijah on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen McDonald’s path through Merrimack.
Jalen McDonald
97%match
#3
Joshua Harris
96%
Matches Jalen on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cole Tucker's junior season at Northern Illinois (2022).
81%match
Matches Cole on
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Height
Player DNA
Players who play like Josiah Freeman
Background
FEATURE: Becoming the Blueprint: Josiah Freeman's journey from Soledad to Fresno State 2025 (SENIOR): Honorable mention All-Mountain West … appeared in 12 games this season, missing one with injury … started all 12 games … was Fresno State’s leading receiver with 52 receptions for 642 yards and s...
The receiver room · Fresno State
- #5Josiah Freeman642 receiving yards · 2025
- Ezekiel Avit255 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Jahlil McClain169 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Jayon Farrar114 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Jordan Malau'ulu88 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Fresno State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology