Oregon State · L 14-66
No catches.
Washington State · W 26-20
2 catches, 11 yards
The other 7 games average 34 yards. This one was 23 below.
Acevedo has catches in 8 of San Diego State’s 9 games: none against Oregon State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Nathan Acevedo
Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Tim Skipper and Sean Lewis. On tape: 66 receiving yards and 11 rushing yards against James Madison, Week 3, 2026.
246 receiving yards · 23 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 Washington State on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 11 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 11 catches for 116 yards. San Diego State has thrown to him 16 times in 100 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 | San Diego State | 23 | 246 | 10.7 | 2 | 35 |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 16 | 190 | 11.9 | 0 | 42 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 48 | 501 | 10.4 | 2 | 42 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 2 | 11 | 50 | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 1 | −8 | 63 | 1 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 2 | 18 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 21 | 113 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 11 receiving yards, 2 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 53-20vs Portland State | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-26vs James Madison | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 16-41@ Toledo | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Texas State | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-56@ Colorado State | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20vs Washington State | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 23 | 246 | 10.7 | 2 | 35 |
Week 3 · 2026
L 13-26
6 rec · 66 yds · 1 TD · 11 rush yds (2 car)
With J. Kinnard — 181 rush yds (33 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 70 yds · T. Dorje — 45.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
355th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +7 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
3616% of team targetsCatch rate
64%23 of 36 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
64% catch rate on 36 targets · 16% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 35.0 | 8.8 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 23.7 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 30.2 | 9.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 32.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.5%
236 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
64.7
9 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
253 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 #281 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #37 of 41 Mountain West WRs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 1,424 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Pac-12 as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper and Sean Lewis.
