Senior wide receiver for Eastern Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Troy, MI · Brother Rice
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
receiving yards · 2026
12 catches · 1 TD · 8.8 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD, vs Sacramento State
Swing playSwung Eastern Michigan from 46% to 73% to win.Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan · 27-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Eastern Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearNick Devereaux
Moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the Eastern Michigan receiving corps, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 73 rec yds, 6 receptions against Sacramento State, Week 1, 2026.
105 REC YDS · 12 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chris Creighton — 16-24 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (6th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 48.5 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 35.0 | 7.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #11 of 38 Mid-American WRs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 34 | 510 | 15.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 47 | 622 | 13.2 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | 95 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 91 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–17
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Sacramento State | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 12 | 105 | 7.6 | 1 | 31 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #103 · 2026 recruiting class #106
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jeremiah Noga’s 2025 season.
Matches Jeremiah on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Elijhah Badger’s path through Florida.
Matches Elijhah on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyrone Tracy Jr.'s senior season at Iowa (2021).
Matches Tyrone on
Differs from Tyrone on
Player DNA
EMU: 2026: Selected to the 2026 Phil Steele MAC First Team (WR)…2025: Played in all 12 games, starting 10…Earned All-MAC Third Team...Earned a scholarship during Week Nine of the season…Earned the team’s Theme Award…Put together a breakout season, leading the team with 510 receiving yards and sev...
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