Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-37@ Hawai'i | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-35vs UTEP | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Total | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
#4
Michael Phoenix II
Senior wide receiver for Sam Houston. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Conroe, TX
CFB Index 28 · #429 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Sam Houston)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
40
receiving yards · 2025
4 catches · 10 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 19 yds, at Hawai'i
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Sam Houston. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Sam Houston in 2024.
Michael Phoenix II
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Michael Phoenix II has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Sam Houston. One game to point at: 21 rec yds, 2 receptions against UTEP — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202410 games
- Signed with Sam Houston3-star out of Kilgore College
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
K.C. Keeler
Sam Houston
2025era →
Phil Longo
Sam Houston
Coaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Sam Houston
DestinationTBD
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Sam Houston10-3HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: receptions (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 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 20.0 YDS/g, 10.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 15 | 219 | 14.6 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 19 | 259 | 13.6 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 3 | -5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | -5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
WR
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Xavier Johnson’s 2022 season.
Matches Xavier on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Weight
Differs from Xavier on
TD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jeffery Pittman's freshman season at Mississippi State (2023).
Matches Jeffery on
Height
Differs from Jeffery on
Class year (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Michael Phoenix II
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology