Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 1 | 49 | |
| Total | 6 | 104 | 30.0 | 1 | 49 |
#2
Ty Harding
Senior wide receiver for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Cambridge, MA · Buckingham Browne & Nichols
CFB Index 36 · #332 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Massachusetts 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
104
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 1 TD · 17.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Massachusetts from 59% to 81% to win.Sacred Heart at Massachusetts · 37-10
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Massachusetts in 2022.
Ty Harding
Beats you over the top. Ty Harding has been at Massachusetts through three head coaches in five seasons. One game to point at: 55 rec yds, 13 rush yds against Rutgers — Week 1, 2026.
104 REC YDS · 6 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Massachusetts2-star out of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2023
Massachusetts
2025–2026era →
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
Played under 3 different head coaches: Don Brown, Shane Montgomery, and Joe Harasymiak. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Massachusetts1-11HC: Don Brown · Run-heavy
2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Massachusetts2-10HC: Shane Montgomery · Run-leaning
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Strength: rush yards (83rd percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 REC/g, 52.0 YDS/g, 30.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
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 | Massachusetts | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 18 | 303 | 16.8 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 29 | 434 | 15.0 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 1 | 13 | -- | 141 | 1 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 2 | 10 | 276 | 109 | 1 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 2 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 28 | 282 | 250 | 2 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · E. Phillipson — 45 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- -57% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jordan Faison’s 2023 season.
Matches Jordan on
Yards / reception
Height
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Jordan on
TD rate (higher)
Class year (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tre Nixon’s path through UCF.
Matches Tre on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Omari Evans's junior season at Penn State (2024).
52%match
Matches Omari on
TD rate
Differs from Omari on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ty Harding
Background
2026 • Senior Athlon Sports All-MAC Fourth Team Offense 2025 • Redshirt Junior Paul Hornung Award Watchlist Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Third Team Offense Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Third Team Specialists Saw action in three games, before a season-ending injury Had four receptions for 30...
The receiver room · Massachusetts
- #8Kezion Dia-Johnson73 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Dallas Elliott32 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Ty Harding30 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Elijah Pedro18 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Joseph Griffin Jr.5 receiving yards · 2025
7 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology