Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 34 | |
| Total | 7 | 105 | 15.8 | 0 | 34 |
#8
Nyck Harbor
Senior wide receiver for South Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 239 lb · Washington, DC
CFB Index 57 · #150 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to South Carolina for 2026
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
105
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 15 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 70 yds, vs Kent State
The play that turned itSwung South Carolina from 36% to 72% to win.Clemson at South Carolina · 28-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for South Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to South Carolina in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
26.7own fans
0rival fans
Nyck harbor is sooooo mid it’s frustrating. Why couldn’t you have just played receiver since high school so this problem with your route running and hands wouldn’t be there??
In Their Words
189 windows · 2026 fan posts
nyck×2642.5south×25.1carolina×17.9list×29.6
“[Feldman] College football Freaks List 2026: South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor tops a list of 101”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Nyck Harbor
Beats you over the top. He has spent four seasons in the South Carolina receiving corps. One game to point at: 70 rec yds, 5 receptions against Kent State — Week 1, 2026.
105 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 115 yds vs Clemson.Clemson · L 14-282025
20237 games
- Signed with South Carolina5-star out of Archbishop Carroll
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Shane Beamer — 20-19 over that span.
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceAscending
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: 3.5 REC/g, 52.5 YDS/g, 15.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
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.
our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-2% yards per catch, top-4% TD rate.2025 profile
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
57 · #150 of 485 WRs
Former five-star. Now #150 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #24 of 58 SEC WRs
How the All-SEC 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.
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 30 | 618 | 20.6 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 26 | 376 | 14.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 12 | 195 | 16.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 1,294 | 17.3 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | -- | -- | 43 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 1 | 12 | 242 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 45 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 2 | 10 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 23 | 330 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
2 rec · 35 yds
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · South Carolina
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (27 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #14
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to RaJae Johnson’s 2022 season.
63%match
Matches RaJae on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from RaJae on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Weight (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Greg Dulcich’s path through UCLA.
90%match
All-Pac-12NFL Rd 3 · Pk 16
Matches Greg on
Yards per reception
Weight
Height
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Davion Dozier's junior season at App State (2025).
Matches Davion on
Height
Differs from Davion on
Class year (higher)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nyck Harbor
The receiver room · South Carolina
- #8Nyck Harbor618 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Nitro Tuggle505 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Jayden Sellers337 receiving yards · 2025
- #83DJ Black273 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Donovan Murph197 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology