Massachusetts · W 20-19
No catches.
Buffalo · L 31-34
No catches.
Billups-Williams has catches in 7 of Miami (OH)’s 9 games: none against Massachusetts and Buffalo.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Lynel Billups-Williams
Third year in the same receiving corps at Miami (OH). One game to point at: 75 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Bowling Green — Week 5, 2026.
289 receiving yards · 24 catches · 2 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 Central Michigan on Oct. 24: 2 catches for 3 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 24 catches for 289 yards. Miami (OH) has thrown to him 35 times in 184 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 | Miami (OH) | 24 | 289 | 12.0 | 2 | 39 |
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 340 | 11.3 | 2 | 39 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | 5 | 66 |
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 19 | 78 | 166 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | 12 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 19 | 95 | 232 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs UConn | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-24vs Bowling Green | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 75 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 20-19@ Massachusetts | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14vs Akron | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Central Michigan | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 24 | 289 | 12.0 | 2 | 39 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-7
vs Holy Cross
4 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 9 points · 24 long · 100 percent on field goals
The plays that mattered most
267th 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 +8 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
3918% of team targetsCatch rate
62%24 of 39 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
62% catch rate on 39 targets · 18% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
3 seasons under Chuck Martin — 21-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 52.5 | 13.1 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 19.8 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 40.9 | 13.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.0%
229 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
279 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
The No. 2,284 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American as a redshirt junior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chuck Martin.
