Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
#6
Kyion Grayes
Redshirt junior wide receiver for California. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Chandler, AZ · Chandler HS
Returning to California for 2026
The numbers
3
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 3 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 3 yds, at Syracuse
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for California. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2022.
- Transferred from Ohio State to California in 2024.
Kyion Grayes
Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Ryan Day, Justin Wilcox and Tosh Lupoi. The receipt: 3 rec yds, 1 receptions against Syracuse — Week 2, 2026.
3 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Chandler
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026California1-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
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: 1.0 REC/g, 3.0 YDS/g, 3.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
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 | California | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | California | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | California | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–18
at Syracuse
1 rec · 3 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With A. Davies — 34 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Sagapolutele — 182 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · -5 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · California
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 California player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #33 · 2026 recruiting class #56
Background
Redshirt Sophomore (2025) - Cal Made an appearance in seven games. Caught one pass for 10 yards against Stanford. Redshirt Sophomore (2024) - Cal Made Cal debut at Wake Forest, logging a pair of receptions for 22 total yards, including a 16-yd catch. Redshirt Freshman (2023) - Ohio State Did not...
The receiver room · California
- #7Chase Hendricks1,037 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Ian Strong762 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Quaron Adams273 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Jordan King267 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Kyion Grayes10 receiving yards · 2025
8 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology