Tulane · W 42-19
3 catches, 15 yards
The other 7 games average 43 yards. This one was 28 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Mekhi Anderson
Moves the chains on third down. Three seasons in the UTSA receiving corps to date. On tape: 83 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Texas State, Week 2, 2026.
317 receiving yards · 29 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
UTSA Athletics Oct 23Against Tulane on Oct. 24: 3 catches for 15 yards, 0 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 8 games drawn here: 29 catches for 317 yards. UTSA has thrown to him 37 times in 245 passes.
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Last game (Wk 8): 15 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | 44 | Season-high 83 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 6-30@ No. 1 Texas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-45vs Colorado State | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 5 | W 16-14@ Rice | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Florida | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-34vs Navy | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 46 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-19@ Tulane | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 29 | 317 | 10.9 | 3 | 46 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 31-26
at Texas State
The plays that mattered most
231st in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +20 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
3715% of team targetsCatch rate
78%29 of 37 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
78% catch rate on 37 targets · 15% of the team's targets · 60% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
3 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 21-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 46.2 | 13.4 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 33.0 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 43.1 | 12.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
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 #176 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Traylor.
