Tony Freeman

Senior wide receiver for Washington State. 2025: 54 catches, 588 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Washington State · Sr.

5′8″ · 174 lb · Richmond, CA · De Anza HS

CFB Index 56 · #160 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Washington State)

Next upSat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ETvs DuquesneGesa Field

The numbers

588

receiving yards · 2025

54 catches · 3 TD · 10.9 per catch

Backed by 9 rec · 90 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% catches game.

Swing playSwung Washington State from 28% to 53% to win.Washington State at James Madison · 24-20

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Washington State. 2025: 54 catches, 588 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2024.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

Catch rate: 70th percentile.

The full scouting read

Tony Freeman

WR · Washington State · Sr

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Two seasons at Washington State, two different head coaches: Pete Kaligis and Jimmy Rogers. The receipt: 90 rec yds, 9 receptions against Ole Miss — Week 7, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Washington State8-5HC: Pete Kaligis · Run-leaning

2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

56Quality starter #160 of 485?

High confidenceAscending13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (83rd percentile). Concern: explosive rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#236 / 798 · 70th pct

73.6%

EPA / target#368 / 798 · 54th pct

0.45

TD rate#487 / 798 · 39th pct

1.4%

Yards / catch#556 / 798 · 30th pct

10.0

Explosive rate#726 / 798 · 9th pct

2.8%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#94 / 558 · 83rd pct

Rec yards#158 / 558 · 72nd pct

588

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Long catch#260 / 558 · 52nd pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Yards / catch#417 / 558 · 25th pct

10.9

Rush yards#241 / 287 · 15th pct

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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).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

32%23 of his 72 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.5	44.2	10.8	0.2
Road7g	3.9	46.1	12.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.7	47.9	11.0	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	42.2	12.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Moore

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

56 · #160 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #160 at the position.

One of 41 return threats in 2025. See the others ›

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Washington State	54	588	10.9	3	--
2024	Washington State	8	125	15.6	0	--
Career		62	713	11.5	3	--

Season	Team
2025	Washington State	1	-1	--	415	--
2024	Washington State	1	7	--	79	--
Career		2	6	--	494	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 36–13

vs San Diego State

6 rec · 43 yds

Dominant 23-point win at home against San Diego State.

With R. Harris — 40 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 60 LONG · J. Potter — 257 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 51.5 · 6 rush yds (3 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · James Madison · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +4.47(07:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 Z.Eckhaus pass complete deep middle to #0 T.Freeman caught at JMU11, for 48 yards to the JMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:26, 1ST DOWN #38 J.Stevens kick attempt good (H: #98 R.Harris, LS: #46 C.Peoples)
Week 7 · Ole Miss · 3&12 · Q4 · EPA +3.55Zevi Eckhaus pass complete to Tony Freeman for 19 yds for a TD (Jack Stevens KICK)
Week 9 · Toledo · 3&15 · Q2 · EPA +3.54(04:07) Shotgun #4 Z.Eckhaus pass complete short middle to #0 T.Freeman caught at TOL00, for 15 yards to the TOL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:00. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD #38 J.Stevens kick attempt good (H: #98 R.Harris, LS: #46 C.Peoples)
Week 10 · Oregon State · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +3.19(04:13) Shotgun #4 Z.Eckhaus pass complete deep right to #0 T.Freeman caught at WSU50, for 26 yards to the OSU48 (#0 K.Singleton), 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Washington · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +3.04Zevi Eckhaus pass complete to Tony Freeman for 17 yds to the WASH 45 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · North Texas · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.69Zevi Eckhaus pass complete to Tony Freeman for 23 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 13 · James Madison · 3&12 · Q1 · EPA +2.55(04:22) Shotgun #4 Z.Eckhaus pass complete short left to #0 T.Freeman caught at WSU41, for 18 yards to the WSU41 (#2 E.Culp), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · Oregon State · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.48(14:10) Shotgun #4 Z.Eckhaus pass complete short right to #0 T.Freeman caught at WSU35, for 18 yards to the WSU42 (#1 M.White), 1ST DOWN
Week 3 · North Texas · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Jaxon Potter pass complete to Tony Freeman for 13 yds to the WSU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Oregon State · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.28(08:13) Shotgun #4 Z.Eckhaus pass complete short left to #0 T.Freeman caught at WSU43, for 11 yards to the WSU45 (#47 T.Blake; #6 J.Patterson), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 13-10vs Idaho	7	64	9.1	0	19
Wk 2	W 36-13vs San Diego State	6	43	7.2	0	11
Wk 3	L 10-59@ North Texas	3	47	15.7	0	23
Wk 4	L 24-59vs Washington	2	28	14.0	0	17
Wk 5	W 20-3@ Colorado State	3	30	10.0	0	19
Wk 7	L 21-24@ Ole Miss	9	90	10.0	1	19	Season-high 90 yds
Wk 8	L 20-22@ Virginia	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 9	W 28-7vs Toledo	1	15	15.0	1	15
Wk 10	L 7-10@ Oregon State	2	37	18.5	0	26
Wk 12	W 28-3vs Louisiana Tech	4	31	7.8	0	10
Wk 13	L 20-24@ James Madison	6	81	13.5	1	48
Wk 14	W 32-8vs Oregon State	7	84	12.0	0	18
Bowl	W 34-21@ Utah State	3	33	11.0	0	18
Total		54	588	11.4	3	48

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

CFB Index positional classification

Money down · 3rd-down role

Money down

fact

13/233rd-down conversions

1.173rd-down EPA/target

0.19Other-downs EPA/target

18 of 23 caught on third down (78.3%) — EPA/target 1.17 vs 0.19 elsewhere (13 conversions).

Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Robert Ferrel’s 2022 season.

Robert Ferrel

91%match

Washington State · 2022

Phillip Brooks III

Kansas State · 2021

85%

Britain Covey

Utah · 2021

1st-team All-American

83%

Aaron Turner

UConn · 2022

83%

Hassan Beydoun

Eastern Michigan · 2022

All-MAC

82%

Matches Robert on

Height

EPA / play (adj)

Total EPA (college ability)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Derick Eugene’s path through Long Island University.

Derick Eugene

100%match

Long Island University · 2021

Jalen Walker

Miami (OH) · 2022

99%

Elijah Steward

Lafayette · 2025

99%

Kameran Shanks

Arkansas · 2025

99%

Hassan Beydoun

Eastern Michigan · 2022

All-MAC

98%

Matches Derick on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Britain Covey's sophomore season at Utah (2021).

Britain Covey

84%match

Utah · 2021

1st-team All-American

Jovanni Bermudez

Temple · 2025

77%

Tiaquelin Mims

Southern Miss · 2023

76%

Cam'Ron Lacy

Middle Tennessee · 2025

76%

Michael Mathison

Akron · 2021

74%

Matches Britain on

Reception volume

Yards / reception

EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Britain on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Tony Freeman

Duane Thomas Jr.

UCF · 2025

78%

Gavin Freeman

Oklahoma State · 2025

77%

Background

WASHINGTON STATE JUNIOR (2025): Named 2025 Pac-12 Conference Top Special Teams Performer…Appeared in all 13 games, seven as a starter…caught 54 passes for 590 yards and three touchdowns with a long of 48…as a punt returner, had 24 punt returns for 415 yards with a long of 59 and average of 17.3,...

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The receiver room · Washington State

#18Josh MeredithWR · Sr.725 receiving yards · 2025
Tony FreemanWR · Sr.588 receiving yards · 2025
#15Jeremiah NogaWR · Sr.221 receiving yards · 2025
#12Leon Neal Jr.WR · Sr.110 receiving yards · 2025
#6Devin EllisonWR · Jr.52 receiving yards · 2025

17 more on the roster · Washington State team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

202411 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Slot Technician

Players who play like Tony Freeman

Background

The receiver room · Washington State