Riley Neer

#15 · WR · Ohio6′0″ · 185 lb · Bellefontaine, OH

Receiving yards55054th of 467 receivers Last gameW 28–20at Akron · Nov 3

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His most important play this season

Q1, 13:49 · Ohio tiedNick Poulos finds Riley Neer for a 4-yard touchdownOhio at Nebraska, week 1Q1, 13:49 · Ohio 7, Nebraska 0Ohio opened the scoringOhio opened the scoringN.Poulos pass complete short right to R.Neer caught at NEB00, for 4 yards to the NEB00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this play

All 2 of his plays on video

Every catch and target this season

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a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 15, middle 10, right 15.

Riley Neer

WR · Ohio · #15

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Riley Neer takes over from Chase Hendricks at Ohio.

550receiving yards41catches5receiving TD

TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER

550

Team leader in receiving yards (550).

Read the story so far

Riley Neer lines up at WR for Ohio.

On the field, the headline is 550 rec yds, with 41 rec.

Riley Neer inherited the WR job from Chase Hendricks (3-star).

The number to watch: 550 — team receiving yards leader.

WR successionleap of faith

Inherited fromChase Hendricks 3★

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

River CracraftWashington State · 2014 · 91% season match
Bradley MarquezTexas Tech · 2014 · 90% season match
Malcome KennedyTexas A&M · 2014 · 89% season match
Maguire AndersonFlorida International · 2026 · 89% season match
Khalil ShakirBoise State · 2020 · 88% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Ohio	41	550	13.4	5	68
Career		41	550	13.4	5	68

Last game (Wk 10): 54 receiving yards, 4 catches.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-49@ Nebraska	6	104	17.3	1	68
Wk 2	W 29-27vs Jacksonville State	4	38	9.5	1	15
Wk 3	L 36-41@ South Alabama	6	61	10.2	2	17	2 TD catches
Wk 4	W 35-7vs Stonehill	5	113	22.6	0	34	Season-high 113 yds
Wk 5	W 13-10@ Kent State	2	21	10.5	0	13
Wk 6	W 31-14vs Central Michigan	4	59	14.8	1	32
Wk 7	W 48-7@ Sacramento State	5	44	8.8	0	17
Wk 8	W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan	5	56	11.2	0	19
Wk 10	W 28-20@ Akron	4	54	13.5	0	29
Total		41	550	13.4	5	68

The latest game

Nov. 3 · W 28-20 at Akron, play by play

4 catches for 54 yards. Ohio threw to him on 7 of its 20 passes. 41 of the 54 came before halftime.

4 of 7 targets caught
3 moved the chains
2 of 3 on 3rd and 4th down
1 broken up (A. Branch)

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 18incomplete
Second quarterbegan up 7-3
1st & 104
3rd & 8broken up1
3rd & 1429 1st down2
3rd & 78 1st down3
Third quarterbegan up 7-6
1st & 10incomplete
2nd & 813 1st down
FinalW 28-20

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

No game thread archived for this game yet.

1
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 7-3. Broken up by Akron’s A. Branch.
2
29-yard catch on 3rd and 14. Second quarter, up 7-6. Converted.
3
8-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, up 7-6. Converted.

The season, game by game

Signature game

Week 1 · 2026

L 21-49

at Nebraska

6 rec · 104 yds · 1 TD

With M. Haines — 45.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 53 long · N. Poulos — 164 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 70 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Akron · 3rd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +4.03Poulos to Neer: a 29-yard pass.
Week 1 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.88Poulos to Neer: a 68-yard pass.
Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Vezza to Neer: an 8-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Stonehill · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.80Vezza to Neer: a 33-yard pass.
Week 4 · Stonehill · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.73Vezza to Neer: a 34-yard pass.
Week 6 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Poulos to Neer: a 3-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 3 · South Alabama · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.44M.Vezza pass complete short right to R.Neer caught at USA 00, for 5 yards to the USA 00 TOUCHDOWN
Week 3 · South Alabama · 1st and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.42M.Vezza pass complete short left to R.Neer caught at USA 00, for 9 yards to the USA 00 TOUCHDOWN
Week 6 · Central Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.34Poulos to Neer: a 32-yard pass.
Week 1 · Nebraska · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Poulos to Neer: a 4-yard touchdown pass.

Where he ranks

Rec yards55054thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Receptions41tied for 45thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Yards / catch13.4tied for 217thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rec TDs5tied for 35thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Long catch68tied for 65thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

54th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position

Catches41tied for 3rd in the Mid-American this season.

Receiving yards5504th in the Mid-American this season.

Receiving touchdowns5tied for 3rd in the Mid-American this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

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

41 rec · 550 yds · 5 TD

41 of 41 receptions matched to play-by-play

64 of 66 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

6633% of team targets

Catch rate

62%41 of 66 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

12% of targets (8)

88%catch rate

Air -1.1 · YAC 11.4 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

34% of targets (22)

68%catch rate

Air 4.0 · YAC 2.3 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

39% of targets (25)

60%catch rate

Air 13.0 · YAC 6.7 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

14% of targets (9)

33%catch rate

Air 28.2 · YAC 4.0 avg

62% catch rate on 66 targets · 33% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

2026Ohio7-2HC: John Hauser · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 74 (#51 of 465). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

74Quality starter #51 of 465?

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (90th percentile). Strength: receptions (89th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#122 / 569 · 79th pct

0.65

TD rate#188 / 569 · 67th pct

6.1%

Yards / catch#232 / 569 · 59th pct

13.4

Explosive rate#296 / 569 · 48th pct

10.6%

Catch rate#357 / 569 · 37th pct

62.1%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#35 / 468 · 90th pct

Receptions#45 / 468 · 89th pct

Rec yards#54 / 468 · 89th pct

550

Long catch#65 / 468 · 86th pct

Yards / catch#217 / 468 · 53rd pct

13.4

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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.5	66.5	14.5	0.5
Road5g	4.6	56.8	12.1	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.6	62.9	13.4	0.7
Weeks 8+2g	4.5	55.0	12.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

John Hauser

Pass share

38.1%

206 pass / 335 run

Plays / game

60.1

9 games

Team sack rate

6.4%

233 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

41 catches in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-10% reception volume, top-5% overall receiving production.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

74 · #51 of 465 WRs

Riley Neer

This week

His most important play this season

Every catch and target this season

Style of play

Similar players

In the game threads

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

41 catches in 9 games

Three seasons at Ohio

Riley Neer

This week

His most important play this season

32% of the catches, 34% of the yards, 38% of the touchdowns

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

Every catch and target this season

Style of play

Similar players

In the game threads

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

41 catches in 9 games

Three seasons at Ohio