Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Total | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 |
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Sterling Berkhalter
Senior wide receiver for Texas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 196 lb · Cincinnati, OH · Georgia Prep
CFB Index 43 · #281 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Wake Forest → Texas 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
26
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 13 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 26 yds, vs Texas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Texas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with North Carolina A&T in 2021.
- Transferred from Wake Forest to Texas in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
Sterling Berkhalter
Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 26 rec yds, 2 receptions against Texas State, Week 1, 2026.
26 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 72 yds vs Western Carolina.Western Carolina · W 42-102025
2021
- Signed with North Carolina A&Tout of Georgia Prep Sports Academy
2023
- Entered the portal
202512 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas
Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas
2025Wake Forest
2026Texas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Cincinnati5-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Texas2-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceAscending
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 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 26.0 YDS/g, 13.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
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 | Texas | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 30 | 416 | 13.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 11 | 191 | 17.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 43 | 633 | 14.7 | 3 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Donovan Ollie’s 2022 season.
Matches Donovan on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Donovan on
Class year (higher)
Reception volume (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Yo'Heinz Tyler’s path through Ball State.
Matches Yo'Heinz on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Bralon Brown's senior season at Southern Miss (2025).
Matches Bralon on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Player DNA
Players who play like Sterling Berkhalter
Background
A first-year wide receiver who transferred to Texas from Wake Forest during spring 2026 ... has played in 43 career games with 21 starts ... played 2024-25 seasons at Wake Forest ... redshirted during the 2023 season at Cincinnati ... played 2021-22 seasons at North Carolina A&T. BEFORE TEXAS RED...
The receiver room · Texas
- #1Ryan Wingo834 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Cam Coleman725 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Sterling Berkhalter416 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Emmett Mosley V408 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Daylan Mccutcheon74 receiving yards · 2025
8 more on the roster · Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology