#11

Nick DeGennaro

Senior wide receiver for James Madison. 2025: 28 catches, 500 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · James Madison · Sr. · #11

6′1″ · 196 lb · Old Bridge, NJ

CFB Index 50 · #219 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to James Madison for 2026

How he plays

Beats you over the top.

EPA / target: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

500

receiving yards · 2025

28 catches · 5 TD · 17.9 per catch

Best game: 3 rec, 106 yds, 2 TD, vs Old Dominion

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for James Madison. 2025: 28 catches, 500 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2020.
Transferred from Richmond to James Madison in 2025.

His career, year by year

Nick DeGennaro

WR · James Madison · Sr · #11

Beats you over the top. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 106 rec yds, 3 receptions against Old Dominion, Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Maryland2-3HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, slow tempo

2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

50Rotational starter #219 of 485?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (98th percentile). Strength: catch rate (92nd percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#15 / 798 · 98th pct

0.98

Catch rate#60 / 798 · 92nd pct

83.3%

Yards / catch#102 / 798 · 87th pct

15.2

Explosive rate#113 / 798 · 85th pct

16.7%

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#32 / 558 · 94th pct

17.9

Long catch#40 / 558 · 93rd pct

Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct

Rec yards#225 / 558 · 60th pct

500

Receptions#303 / 558 · 44th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Rush yards#190 / 287 · 32nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

23%7 of his 30 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	38.2	14.9	0.4
Road5g	3.4	61.8	18.2	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.2	46.8	13.7	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	52.2	18.5	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Billy Napier

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

50 · #219 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #219 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #24 of 51 Sun Belt WRs

How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	James Madison	28	500	17.9	5	--
2020	Maryland	--	--	--	--	--
Career		28	500	17.9	5	--

Season	Team
2025	James Madison	1	5	--	--	--
2020	Maryland	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 63–27

vs Old Dominion

3 rec · 106 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 36-point win at home against Old Dominion.

With A. Barnett — 295 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.3 · 153 rush yds (17 car) · 4 TD · M. Sluka — 18 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.5 · 35 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Texas State · 2&11 · Q3 · EPA +6.88(14:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete deep middle to #11 N.DeGennaro caught at TXST35, for 76 yards to the TXST00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:13, 1ST DOWN #5 M.Suarez kick attempt good (H: #11 P.Rea, LS: #47 J.Kennard)
Week 8 · Old Dominion · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +5.24Nick DeGennaro 65 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Morgan Suarez Kick)
Week 1 · Oregon · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +4.05(00:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 N.DeGennaro pass complete deep left to #13 L.Ellis caught at ORE34, for 50 yards to the ORE10 (#4 B.Finney), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Oregon · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +3.90(12:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short right to #11 N.DeGennaro caught at ORE43, for 47 yards to the ORE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:08, 1ST DOWN #5 M.Suarez kick attempt good (H: #11 P.Rea, LS: #47 J.Kennard)
Week 12 · App State · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.84(00:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short right to #11 N.DeGennaro caught at APP37, for 13 yards to the APP35 (#2 E.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
Week 10 · Texas State · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.79(10:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short right to #11 N.DeGennaro caught at TXST38, for 19 yards to the TXST29 (#7 R.Nolan), 1ST DOWN
Week 5 · Georgia Southern · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.65Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Nick DeGennaro for 12 yds to the JMU 45 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Old Dominion · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Nick DeGennaro 7 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Morgan Suarez Kick)
Week 10 · Texas State · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.53(07:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short middle to #11 N.DeGennaro caught at TXST00, for 6 yards to the TXST00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:49 #5 M.Suarez kick attempt good (H: #11 P.Rea, LS: #47 J.Kennard)
Week 14 · Coastal Carolina · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.15No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short right to #11 N.DeGennaro caught at Chants48, for 13 yards to the Chants48 (#4 L.Whitaker), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 14-28@ Louisville	3	31	10.3	0	19
Wk 4	W 31-13@ Liberty	3	40	13.3	0	25
Wk 5	W 35-10vs Georgia Southern	2	26	13.0	0	14
Wk 8	W 63-27vs Old Dominion	3	106	35.3	2	65	Season-high 106 yds
Wk 10	W 52-20@ Texas State	3	101	33.7	2	76	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 58-10vs App State	3	31	10.3	0	13
Wk 13	W 24-20vs Washington State	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 14	W 59-10@ Coastal Carolina	3	47	15.7	0	27
Wk 15	W 31-14vs Troy	2	24	12.0	0	14
Bowl	L 34-51@ Oregon	5	90	18.0	1	47
Total		28	500	16.6	5	76

How he plays

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

James Madison

Preseason read · May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · James Madison

Returning around him

8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
Transfer portal: +6 net (37 in / 31 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #80

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Treon Sibley’s 2023 season.

Treon Sibley

84%match

Liberty · 2023

Reggie Roberson Jr.

SMU · 2020

74%

Luke Grimm

Kansas · 2023

74%

Jeff Foreman

Arkansas State · 2023

73%

Taysir Mack

Pittsburgh · 2021

72%

Matches Treon on

Yards / reception

Weight

Class year

Differs from Treon on

Recruiting rating (higher)

EPA / play (adj) (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cary Angeline’s path through NC State.

Cary Angeline

100%match

NC State · 2020

Jalen Coker

Holy Cross · 2023

93%

Jamari Thrash

Louisville · 2023

All-ACCNFL Rd 5

90%

Romeo Doubs

Nevada · 2021

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 4

90%

Tyrese Chambers

Florida International · 2022

All-Conference USA

90%

Matches Cary on

Yards per reception

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Keyshawn Smith's graduate season at SMU (2024).

Keyshawn Smith

67%match

SMU · 2024

Treon Sibley

Liberty · 2024

63%

Brady Boyd

Utah State · 2025

All-Mountain West

59%

Anthony Smith

East Carolina · 2024

All-AAC

59%

De'Zhaun Stribling

Ole Miss · 2025

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 1

59%

Matches Keyshawn on

Total EPA (college ability)

EPA / play (adj)

TD rate

Differs from Keyshawn on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Yards / reception (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #195

Final rank

#197

Avg #197.0

Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #195 this season.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2020

2022

202510 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Deep Threat

Heisman trajectory

Peak #195