Takye Heath

#2 · WR · Sr. · Virginia Tech5′9″ · 171 lb · Richmond, VA · Highland Springs

Receiving yards20042nd of 56 receivers

Takye Heath is a wide receiver at Virginia Tech who has not played in Virginia Tech's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Heath comes from

Richmond, VAHometown
Highland SpringsHigh school
Highland Springs is about 150 miles from Lane StadiumDistance
Three-star, No. 1,347 in the 2023 class.Recruiting profile
On the Virginia Tech roster since 2023Roster

Where Heath fits

Virginia Tech lists 17 receivers this season.

Virginia Tech receivers with a game this season

Davion Brown8 games this season
Que'Sean Brown8 games this season
Ayden Greene7 games this season
Tyseer Denmark5 games this season
Marlion Jackson4 games this season
A.J. Brand1 game this season

Virginia Tech is 6-2. Next: at SMU, Fri Nov 6.

Similar players

Same class and position

Jakob DixonLouisville · WR · No. 1347 in the 2023 class
Justin StevensonNorth Texas · WR · No. 1343 in the 2023 class
Baylin BrooksWestern Michigan · WR · No. 1371 in the 2023 class

From Highland Springs

Gerard JohnsonVirginia Tech · DL
Khristian MartinFresno State · QB
Tomondrey BraxtonBowling Green · DB

Also from Richmond, VA

Brennan RidleyBowling Green · WR
Amare' GoughSyracuse · WR
DaMari CarterVirginia · WR
Eric SmithLiberty · WR

Heath moves the chains on third down. Two seasons in the Virginia Tech receiving corps to date. On tape: 64 receiving yards and 4 receptions against California, Week 9, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Braylen WalkerRice · 2023 · 82% season match
Charles BrownTexas State · 2022 · 78% season match
Chrishon MccrayMichigan State · 2025 · 78% season match
Aron CruickshankRutgers · 2021 · 78% season match
Zycarl Lewis Jr.Tulane · 2025 · 74% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Virginia Tech	22	200	9.1	3	44
2024	Virginia Tech	1	5	5.0	0	5
Career		23	205	8.9	3	44

Season	Team
2025	Virginia Tech	1	5
2024	Virginia Tech	1	6
Career		2	11

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 11-24vs No. 13 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@ No. 13 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 No. 16 Louisville	3	16	5.3	0	7
Wk 13	L 17-34vs No. 14 Miami	3	24	8.0	0	14
Wk 14	L 7-27@ No. 17 Virginia	1	3	3.0	0	3
Total		22	200	9.1	3	44

Signature game

Week 9 · 2025

W 42-34

vs California

4 rec · 64 yds · 2 TD

Edged out California at home in a shootout.

With K. Drones — 137 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD · 119 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 86.7 · M. Hawkins — 167 rush yds (21 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Georgia Tech · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.58Kyron Drones pass complete to Takye Heath for 23 yds to the GT 22 for a
Week 9 · California · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.41Drones to Heath: a 44-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.96Kyron Drones pass complete to Takye Heath for 16 yds to the WAKE 41 for a
Week 6 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.87Kyron Drones pass complete to Takye Heath for 9 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)
Week 9 · California · 3rd and 3 · Q6 · EPA +2.67K. Drones pass to T. Heath for 7 yds, for a TD K. Drones Run For Two-point Conversion
Week 7 · Georgia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.80Kyron Drones pass complete to Takye Heath for 20 yds to the VT 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Miami · 1st and 20 · Q1 · EPA +1.26Drones to Heath: a 14-yard pass.
Week 9 · California · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.21K.Drones pass complete short left to T.Heath caught at VT 25, for 7 yards to the VT 29 (L.Ferrelli)
Week 7 · Georgia Tech · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA −0.81Kyron Drones pass complete to Takye Heath for 1 yd to the GT 40
Week 7 · Georgia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.67Kyron Drones pass complete to Takye Heath for 14 yds to the GT 32 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

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

22 rec · 200 yds · 3 TD

22 of 22 receptions matched to play-by-play

23 of 36 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

3613% of team targets

Catch rate

61%22 of 36 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

13% of targets (3)

100%catch rate

Air -3.0 · YAC 7.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

61% of targets (14)

36%catch rate

Air 4.3 · YAC 2.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

13% of targets (3)

33%catch rate

Air 12.0 · YAC 0.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

13% of targets (3)

33%catch rate

Air 32.3 · YAC 15.0 avg

61% catch rate on 36 targets · 13% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

22%7 of his 32 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry and Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 31 (#401 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

31Below cohort / limited sample #401 of 485 · 2025?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: yards / catch (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#314 / 798 · 60th pct

3.1%

Explosive rate#425 / 798 · 46th pct

9.4%

Catch rate#460 / 798 · 42nd pct

65.6%

EPA / target#475 / 798 · 41st pct

0.36

Yards / catch#574 / 798 · 28th pct

9.7

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Long catch#317 / 558 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Rush yards#190 / 287 · 32nd pct

Receptions#383 / 558 · 30th pct

Rec yards#462 / 558 · 17th pct

200

Yards / catch#501 / 558 · 10th pct

9.1

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 in 2025. 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

2025 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	3.2	31.8	9.2	0.8
Road3g	2.3	21.0	6.2	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

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Pry

Pass share

42.0%

319 pass / 441 run

Plays / game

63.3

12 games

Team sack rate

8.0%

351 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

22 catches and 1 carry in 8 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

31 · #401 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #401 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #53 of 64 ACC WRs

How the All-ACC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).

Starter

The No. 1,347 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a senior.

Takye Heath

Where Heath comes from

Where Heath fits

Virginia Tech receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Same class and position

From Highland Springs

Also from Richmond, VA

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

22 catches and 1 carry in 8 games

Starter

Four seasons at Virginia Tech

2023