Buffalo · L 18-25
No catches.
UConn · L 16-35
No catches.
Harding has catches in 6 of Massachusetts’s 8 games: none against Buffalo and UConn.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 9, middle 2, right 10.
Ty Harding
Ty Harding takes over from Jacquon Gibson at Massachusetts.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
327
Team leader in receiving yards (327).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 28 | 327 | 11.7 | 2 | 51 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 18 | 303 | 16.8 | 5 | 58 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 1 | −3 | −3.0 | 0 | −3 |
| Career | 51 | 657 | 12.9 | 7 | 58 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 4 | 90 | -- | 148 | 1 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 2 | 10 | 276 | 109 | 1 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 2 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 105 | 282 | 257 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 1 | 49 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | 51 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs Miami (OH) | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Total | 28 | 327 | 11.7 | 2 | 51 |
A big game: 9 catches for 91 yards, his most this season. Massachusetts threw to him on 15 of its 35 passes. He was 1 of 4 on third and fourth down.
13-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, down 14-10. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, down 14-10. Broken up by Miami (OH)’s D. Yharbrough.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, down 17-10. Broken up by Miami (OH)’s T. Coleman Jr..
30-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 20-13.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 15 yards. Massachusetts threw to him on 6 of its 27 passes. 11 of the 15 came before halftime.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
1-yard catch on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, down 7-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 44 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 3 catches for 46 yards, the box score 3 for 44, so no play is placed until they agree.
4 catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 4 catches for 77 yards, the box score 4 for 73, so no play is placed until they agree.
1 catch for 49 yards and a touchdown. Massachusetts threw to him on 1 of its 14 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 37-10 win.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
49-yard touchdown. First quarter, made it 7-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 55 yards. Massachusetts threw to him on 6 of its 22 passes.
14-yard catch. First quarter, tied 7-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
W 36-14
vs Stonehill
4 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD · 56 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 22-point win at home against Stonehill.
With E. Phillipson — 50.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 3 inside the 20 · W. Watson III — 160 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 6.0
The plays that mattered most
215th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to -4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3517% of team targetsCatch rate
80%28 of 35 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
80% catch rate on 35 targets · 17% of the team's targets · 44% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 57.0 | 20.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 49.5 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 54.5 | 17.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
44.3%
208 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
58.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
236 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #166 at the position.
The No. 2,973 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Don Brown → Joe Harasymiak. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
