Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ Georgia | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 29 yds |
| Total | 3 | 40 | 12.8 | 0 | 15 |
#12
Quincy Burroughs
Redshirt senior wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 210 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Raines HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
40
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 13.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 29 yds, at Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2022.
- Transferred from Wisconsin to Western Kentucky in 2025.
Quincy Burroughs
Quincy Burroughs has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 29 rec yds, 2 receptions against Georgia, Week 2, 2026.
40 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Raines
20234 games
- Entered the portal
20256 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Western Kentucky
Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Wisconsin7-6HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2024Wisconsin5-7HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (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: 1.5 REC/g, 20.0 YDS/g, 12.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 160 | 10.0 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (r-Sr.) | 10/0: Burroughs appeared in 10 games during his first season with the Hilltoppers. He caught eight passes for 77 yards and one touchdown. He had two multi-reception games, including a season-best three receptions for 28 yards at Missouri State on Sept. 27. The touchdown came on a 9...
The receiver room · Western Kentucky
- #17Matthew Henry888 receiving yards · 2025
- #2K.D. Hutchinson618 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Moussa Barry488 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Jairus Mack223 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Quincy Burroughs77 receiving yards · 2025
14 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology