Qian Magwood

#5 · WR · Sr. · Ball State6′0″ · 184 lb · Hilltop, OH · Walnut Ridge

Qian Magwood is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Ball State.

Magwood moves the chains on third down. The three seasons at Ball State span two head coaches: Mike Neu and Mike Uremovich. On tape: 92 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Ohio, Week 6, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Skyler BellWisconsin · 2023 · 95% season match
Mike Brown-StephensMinnesota · 2021 · 86% season match
Ty McCullouchColorado State · 2021 · 86% season match
Vinny AnthonyWisconsin · 2025 · 83% season match
Tyson MobleyLiberty · 2024 · 83% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Ball State	19	320	16.8	1	53
2024	Ball State	23	207	9.0	4	45
2023	Ball State	41	358	8.7	1	32
Career		83	885	10.7	6	53

Season	Team
2025	Ball State	4	6	12
2024	Ball State	--	--	15
2023	Ball State	--	--	26
Career		4	6	53

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 3-42@ Auburn	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 3	W 34-29vs New Hampshire	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 4	L 25-31@ UConn	2	59	29.5	0	53
Wk 6	W 20-14vs Ohio	4	92	23.0	1	43	Season-high 92 yds
Wk 7	L 0-42@ Western Michigan	3	26	8.7	0	13
Wk 8	W 42-28vs Akron	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 9	L 7-21@ Northern Illinois	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 12	L 9-24vs Eastern Michigan	1	19	19.0	0	19
Wk 13	L 9-38@ Toledo	2	45	22.5	0	32
Wk 14	L 24-45@ Miami (OH)	3	18	6.0	0	7
Total		19	320	16.8	1	53

Signature game

Week 6 · 2025

W 20-14

vs Ohio

4 rec · 92 yds · 1 TD

A close one, won by 6 at home.

With K. Kelly — 185 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 57.4 · 96 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD · A. Saul — 36 yards per punt · 7 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · Ohio · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +4.54Kelly to Magwood: a 43-yard pass.
Week 4 · UConn · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +4.09Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 53 yds to the CONN 28 for a
Week 6 · Ohio · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.50Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 35 yds to the OHIO 25 for a
Week 13 · Toledo · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.48Kelly to Magwood: a 32-yard pass.
Week 4 · UConn · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +3.31Qian Magwood pass complete to Kiael Kelly for 19 yds for a TD (Carson Holmer KICK)
Week 2 · Auburn · 4th and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.72Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 15 yds to the BALL 35 Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 15 yds to the BALL 35 PENALTY BSU Delay Of Game (Saul,Adam) 5 yards from BSU35 to BSU30. NO PLAY.

4 more plays

Week 6 · Ohio · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.57Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 10 yds to the OHIO 40 for a
Week 12 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.39Kelly to Magwood: a 19-yard pass.
Week 8 · Akron · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.06Kiael Kelly pass complete to Qian Magwood for 17 yds to the BALL 49 for a
Week 9 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.84Kelly to Magwood: a 21-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

19 rec · 320 yds · 1 TD

17 of 19 receptions matched to play-by-play

22 of 40 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

4016% of team targets

Catch rate

42%17 of 40 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

32% of targets (7)

57%catch rate

Air 4.7 · YAC 4.8 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

45% of targets (10)

20%catch rate

Air 13.3 · YAC 1.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

23% of targets (5)

20%catch rate

Air 30.4 · YAC 4.0 avg

42% catch rate on 40 targets · 16% of the team's targets · 20% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

38%14 of his 37 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy

2024Ball State3-9HC: Mike Neu · Balanced

2025Ball State4-8HC: Mike Uremovich · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 35 (#355 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

35Below cohort / limited sample #355 of 485 · 2025?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (88th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (90th percentile). Concern: catch rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#95 / 798 · 88th pct

15.4

EPA / target#299 / 798 · 63rd pct

0.50

Explosive rate#365 / 798 · 54th pct

10.8%

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Catch rate#772 / 798 · 3rd pct

48.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#57 / 558 · 90th pct

16.8

Long catch#209 / 558 · 62nd pct

Rec yards#342 / 558 · 39th pct

320

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Rush yards#183 / 287 · 35th pct

Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct

Receptions#436 / 558 · 21st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

12th → 63rd percentile

Explosive rate

21st → 54th percentile

Catch rate

58th → 3rd percentile

TD rate

88th → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

16th → 88th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.8	34.0	16.8	0.2
Road6g	2.0	30.7	17.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	40.0	16.8	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	1.6	24.0	17.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Mike Uremovich

Pass share

38.2%

277 pass / 449 run

Plays / game

60.5

12 games

Team sack rate

15.5%

336 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

19 catches, 4 carries and 1 pass attempt in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

35 · #355 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #355 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #26 of 38 Mid-American WRs

How the All-MAC base rate is computed

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%).

Starter

The No. 1,041 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American as a senior.