Kennesaw State · L 28-44
2 catches, 6 yards
The other 7 games average 33 yards. This one was 27 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.
Neo Clifton
Two seasons in the Middle Tennessee receiving corps to date. On tape: 64 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Delaware, Week 7, 2026.
234 receiving yards · 18 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Kennesaw State on Oct. 28: 2 catches for 6 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 18 catches for 234 yards. Middle Tennessee has thrown to him 34 times in 262 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 | Middle Tennessee | 18 | 234 | 13.0 | 3 | 45 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 234 | 13.0 | 3 | 45 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 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 38-14vs Murray State | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-23@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-55@ Kansas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30vs Delaware | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 2 | 18 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 26-23@ Florida International | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-44vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 18 | 234 | 13.0 | 3 | 45 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 33-30
vs Delaware
4 rec · 64 yds · 2 TD
Edged out Delaware at home in a shootout.
With R. Gagliano — 291 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 56.1 · 22 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Logan — 53.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
370th 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 +3 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
3413% of team targetsCatch rate
53%18 of 34 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
53% catch rate on 34 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Derek Mason — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 31.2 | 11.6 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 27.2 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 27.7 | 11.6 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 34.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
53.0%
259 pass / 230 run
Plays / game
61.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #294 at the position.
The No. 2,642 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Conference USA as a redshirt freshman.
2026 is in progress.
