Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Total | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 38 |
#9
KeDarius Wade
Junior wide receiver for Louisiana. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 200 lb · Jackson, MS · Callaway
Returning to Louisiana for 2026
The numbers
64
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 21.3 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 64 yds, vs Lamar
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Louisiana. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Louisiana in 2023.
KeDarius Wade
Second year in the Louisiana receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 64 rec yds, 3 receptions against Lamar — Week 1, 2026.
64 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Louisianaout of Callaway
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 7-8 over that span.
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2026Louisiana1-1HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile). Concern: rec yards (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: 3.0 REC/g, 64.0 YDS/g, 21.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–7
vs Lamar
3 rec · 64 yds
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
With L. Winfield — 189 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 84 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Golding — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore) Saw action in 11 games on the season … caught a pair of passes, including a season-long 19-yard grab against McNeese … added a 6-yard reception in the season-opener against Rice. 2024 (Redshirt Freshman) Saw action in four games during the season as a reserve receiver …...
The receiver room · Louisiana
- #6Shelton Sampson Jr.537 receiving yards · 2025
- Robert Williams309 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Charles Robertson250 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Dale Martin134 receiving yards · 2025
- #9KeDarius Wade25 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology