Junior wide receiver for LSU. 2025: 25 catches, 259 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′5″ · 208 lb · Montgomery, AL · Pike Road HS
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 · 2025
25 catches · 1 TD · 10.4 per catch
Best game: 8 rec, 58 yds, vs Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for LSU. 2025: 25 catches, 259 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Roman Mothershed
Moves the chains on third down. Roman Mothershed arrived at LSU from Troy. The receipt on tape: 58 rec yds, 8 receptions against Memphis, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to LSU
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Gerad Parker — 12-14 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: long catch (13th 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).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 26.4 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 31.8 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 40.2 | 12.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Unranked recruit. Now #378 at the position.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Nicholls | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-28vs Memphis | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Buffalo | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Alabama | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-41@ Texas State | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-14@ UL Monroe | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-23vs Louisiana | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-23vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-33@ Old Dominion | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 25 | 259 | 10.8 | 1 | 29 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trent Whittemore’s 2021 season.
Matches Trent on
Differs from Trent on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Karim Page’s path through East Tennessee State.
Matches Karim on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Xavier Daisy's sophomore season at UAB (2025).
Matches Xavier on
Player DNA
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