Louisville · W 30-27
No catches.
NC State · W 38-14
No catches.
Virginia · W 51-7
1 catch, 21 yards
The other 5 games average 48 yards. This one was 27 below.
Shanks has catches in 6 of Wake Forest’s 8 games: none against Louisville and NC State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Kameran Shanks
Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 79 receiving yards and 5 receptions against California — Week 7, 2026.
262 receiving yards · 18 catches · 1 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.
Against Virginia on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 21 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 18 catches for 262 yards. Wake Forest has thrown to him 28 times in 185 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 18 | 262 | 14.6 | 1 | 40 |
| 2025 | Arkansas | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 1 | 25 |
| 2024 | UAB | 62 | 656 | 10.6 | 6 | 67 |
| 2023 | UAB | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 89 | 1,019 | 11.4 | 8 | 67 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | 120 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 16 | 107 | -- |
| 2024 | UAB | 8 | 50 | 15 | 329 | 2 |
| 2023 | UAB | -- | -- | 93 | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 54 | 124 | 556 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 21 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs No. 5 Miami | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | W 57-3vs Stanford | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 40 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ California | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | 34 | Season-high 79 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 51-7vs Virginia | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 18 | 262 | 14.6 | 1 | 40 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-16
vs Akron
5 rec · 55 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 22-point win at home against Akron.
With G. Lopez — 350 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.7 · 39 rush yds (7 car) · C. Hernandez — 5 rec · 165 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
320th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 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
3013% of team targetsCatch rate
60%18 of 30 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
60% catch rate on 30 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 36.0 | 16.5 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 59.0 | 14.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 48.2 | 14.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
45.3%
237 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
65.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #298 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Trent Dilfer, Sam Pittman, Bobby Petrino and Jake Dickert.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Wake Forest
