Freshman wide receiver for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Hayward, CA · Mater Dei HS
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026
13 catches · 2 TD · 13.9 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 102 yds, vs Fresno State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
Kayden Dixon-Wyatt
Moves the chains on third down. One game to point at: 102 rec yds, 6 receptions against Fresno State — Week 1, 2026.
181 REC YDS · 13 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: fumbles lost (25th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.3 | 60.3 | 13.4 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 60.3 | 13.4 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USC | 13 | 181 | 13.9 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 181 | 13.9 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–30
vs Louisiana
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 13 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 19 | |
| Total | 13 | 181 | 13.4 | 2 | 31 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · USC
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #1
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Melvin Ray’s 2015 season.
Matches Melvin on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Lujuan Winningham’s path through Central Arkansas.
Lujuan Winningham
Jalen Kelsey
Matches Lujuan on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Keenan Jackson's freshman season at NC State (2024).
Matches Keenan on
Differs from Keenan on
2026: Dixon-Wyatt, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2026 after graduating a semester early from high school, looks to compete for playing time at wide receiver as a true freshman in 2026. HIGH SCHOOL: Dixon-Wyatt, a four-star recruit, was ranked as the No. 47 player in the nation by 247Sports...
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