Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 8 | 94 | 12.0 | 1 | 27 |
#5
Kameran Shanks
Junior wide receiver for Wake Forest. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 169 lb · Prattville, AL
CFB Index 64 · #119 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Arkansas → Wake Forest 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
94
receiving yards · 2026
8 catches · 1 TD · 11.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 5 rec · 153 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game.
The play that turned itSwung Wake Forest from 46% to 77% to win.Wake Forest at Purdue · 38-36
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Wake Forest. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with UAB in 2023.
- 101 receiving yards in 2025. Then 94 in 2026.
Kameran Shanks
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Kameran Shanks has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 55 rec yds, 5 receptions against Akron — Week 1, 2026.
94 REC YDS · 8 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20233 games
- Signed with UABout of Prattville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Wake Forest
2025Arkansas
2026Wake Forest
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
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 2 games: 4.0 REC/g, 47.0 YDS/g, 12.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | UAB | 62 | 656 | 10.6 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 79 | 851 | 10.8 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | 26 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 16 | 107 | -- |
| 2024 | UAB | 8 | 50 | 15 | 329 | 2 |
| 2023 | UAB | -- | -- | 93 | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 54 | 124 | 462 | 2 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Akron · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.71(11:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 G.Lopez pass complete short middle to #5 K.Shanks caught at AKR11, for 27 yards to the AKR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:32, 1ST DOWN #90 C.Calvert kick attempt good (H: #6 S.Pizzella, LS: #49 E.Gilmour)
- Week 2 · Purdue · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.27(09:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 G.Lopez pass complete short left to #5 K.Shanks caught at PUR43, for 17 yards to the PUR43 (#7 D.Saunders), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Akron · 3&14 · Q3 · EPA +1.70(01:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 G.Lopez pass complete short middle to #5 K.Shanks caught at AKR38, for 13 yards to the AKR37 (#13 R.Hunter)
- Week 1 · Akron · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +0.49(05:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 G.Lopez pass complete short right to #5 K.Shanks caught at AKR23, for 8 yards to the AKR23 (#17 C.Newsome)
- Week 1 · Akron · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.43(14:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 G.Lopez pass complete short left to #5 K.Shanks caught at WFU14, for 1 yard to the WFU19 (#15 T.Thomas; #20 M.Flowers)
- Week 2 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.29(13:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 G.Lopez pass complete short left to #5 K.Shanks caught at PUR27, for 11 yards to the PUR24 (#10 T.Hampton; #1 S.Bradford), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Akron · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.22(05:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 G.Lopez pass complete short left to #5 K.Shanks caught at AKR35, for 6 yards to the AKR26 (#32 D.Johnson; #23 D.Curtis)
- Week 2 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.14(13:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 G.Lopez pass complete short left to #5 K.Shanks caught at PUR27, for 11 yards to the PUR13 (#13 J.Slaughter), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Britain Covey’s 2021 season.
82%match
1st-team All-American
Matches Britain on
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Differs from Britain on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Elijah Steward’s path through Lafayette.
Elijah Steward
100%match
#2
Derick Eugene
99%
Matches Elijah on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Demario Douglas's sophomore season at Liberty (2021).
80%match
NFL Rd 6
Matches Demario on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate
Differs from Demario on
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kameran Shanks
The receiver room · Wake Forest
- #8Carlos Hernandez611 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Wondame Davis Jr.604 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Drayden Dickmann323 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Antonio Meeks189 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Kameran Shanks101 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology