Junior wide receiver for Virginia Tech. 2025: 22 catches, 200 receiving yards, 3 TD.
5′9″ · 172 lb · Richmond, VA · Highland Springs
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
22 catches · 3 TD · 9.1 per catch
The play that turned itSwung California from 24% to 77% to win.California at Virginia Tech · 42-34
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Virginia Tech. 2025: 22 catches, 200 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Takye Heath
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent two seasons in the Virginia Tech receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 64 rec yds, 4 receptions against California, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Brent Pry, all run-leaning offenses — 9-16 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: yards / catch (28th 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 · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 31.8 | 9.2 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 18.2 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 23.2 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 26.8 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
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
Three-star recruit. Now #401 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #53 of 64 ACC WRs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 200 | 9.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 205 | 8.9 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 11 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 23–21
at NC State
2 rec · 2 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
With T. Stewart — 174 rush yds (15 car) · N. Veltsistas — 44 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-24@ South Carolina | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-21@ NC State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-30vs Wake Forest | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-35@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-34vs California | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 2 | 44 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 16-28vs Louisville | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-34vs Miami | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-27@ Virginia | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 22 | 200 | 7.6 | 3 | 44 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #27 · 2026 recruiting class #30
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Braylen Walker’s 2023 season.
Matches Braylen on
Differs from Braylen on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Max Tomczak’s path through Youngstown State.
Max Tomczak
Ryan Flournoy
Matches Max on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Zycarl Lewis Jr.'s sophomore season at Tulane (2025).
Matches Zycarl on
Differs from Zycarl on
Player DNA
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