UTEP · W 31-7
No catches.
Collins has catches in 8 of North Dakota State’s 9 games: none against UTEP.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Mekhi Collins
A game that shows it: 44 receiving yards and 1 reception against Air Force — Week 2, 2026.
227 receiving yards · 18 catches · 4 receiving TD
Play style
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against New Mexico on Oct. 24: 4 catches for 19 yards, 0 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 8 games drawn here: 18 catches for 227 yards. North Dakota State has thrown to him 35 times in 203 passes.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 18 | 227 | 12.6 | 4 | 44 |
| Career | 18 | 227 | 12.6 | 4 | 44 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-32@ Air Force | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 44 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10@ Sacramento State | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-0vs Wyoming | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-13@ UNLV | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Nevada | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-21@ New Mexico | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 7 | |
| Total | 18 | 227 | 12.6 | 4 | 44 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-0
vs Fordham
4 rec · 41 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With N. Hayes — 210 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · J. Williams — 4 rec · 38 yds
The plays that mattered most
383rd 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 -29 to +9 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
3517% of team targetsCatch rate
51%18 of 35 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
51% catch rate on 35 targets · 17% of the team's targets · 20% catch rate on 10 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 28.8 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 28.0 | 23.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 29.7 | 19.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
40.7%
236 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
64.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #293 at the position.
The No. 1,341 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mountain West.
