Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Total | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
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Matt Mayfield
Junior wide receiver for Mississippi State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 185 lb · Sunset, LA · Beau Chene HS (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Returning to Mississippi State for 2026
The numbers
9
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 9 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 9 yds, vs UL Monroe
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Mississippi State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2026.
Matt Mayfield
One game to point at: 9 rec yds, 1 receptions against UL Monroe — Week 1, 2026.
9 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Copiah-Lincoln C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Mississippi State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Mississippi State2-0HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-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, 9.0 YDS/g, 9.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
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 | Mississippi State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 34% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -12 net (28 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #20 · 2026 recruiting class #23
Background
2024-25 (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Rated as a 3-star prospect by 247Sports composite JUCO rankings ... 247 ranks Mayfield as the 31st best JUCO prospect, 6th best wide receiver and 11th best from Louisiana ... In two seasons at Co-Lin, Mayfield had 28 receptions for 502 yards and three touchdowns ... Co...
The receiver room · Mississippi State
- #3Anthony Evans III831 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Marquis Johnson345 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Ayden Williams252 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Sanfrisco Magee80 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Matt Mayfield1 game · 2026
10 more on the roster · Mississippi State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology