Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 1 | 58 | Season-high 78 yds |
| Total | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 1 | 58 |
#6
Wayne Harris
Sophomore wide receiver for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 165 lb · Huntington, WV · Huntington HS
CFB Index 39 · #310 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Kent State 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
93
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 1 TD · 15.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD, vs Wofford
The play that turned itSwung Kent State from 56% to 87% to win.Bowling Green at Kent State · 24-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2024.
Wayne Harris
Moves the chains on third down. Wayne Harris has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Kent State. One game to point at: 78 rec yds, 3 receptions against Wofford — Week 2, 2026.
93 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
The week the volume broke through — put up 87 yds at Ball State.Ball State · L 13-172025
2024
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Huntington
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Kenni Burns
Kent State
2025–2026era →
Mark Carney
Kent State
Coaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kent State0-12HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: long catch (85th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
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, 46.5 YDS/g, 15.5 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #21 of 38 Mid-American WRs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 35 | 383 | 10.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 44 | 495 | 11.2 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -13 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | -- | 211 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 2 | -- | 198 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
3 rec · 78 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kent State
Returning around him
- 64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shawn Harris Jr.’s 2023 season.
68%match
Matches Shawn on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Shawn on
Reception volume (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Antwan Davis’s path through Ball State.
Matches Antwan on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Diore Hubbard's sophomore season at West Virginia (2025).
Matches Diore on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Yards / reception
Differs from Diore on
Reception volume (higher)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Wayne Harris
Background
2026 (R-Sophomore) Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List Pro Football Network Preseason All-MAC First Team (PR) Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team (PR) Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Second Team (WR) Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Second Team (WR & PR) 2025 (R-Freshman) Academic All...
The receiver room · Kent State
- #6Wayne Harris383 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Ardell Banks205 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Da'Realyst Clark108 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Jay Jay Etheridge30 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Matthew Maxey10 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology