Wyatt Young led the nation in yards per route, set an AAC record with a 295-yard game, and scored 13 times. Now he's taken it to the Big 12 — following his coach and his quarterback from North Texas to Oklahoma State.
His 2025 was one of the most productive receiver seasons in the country: 70 catches, 1,264 yards (third in FBS), 13 touchdowns, a nation-leading 3.69 yards per route, and an AAC single-game record 295 yards against Rice. He didn't make the jump alone — he followed coach Eric Morris and quarterback Drew Mestemaker from North Texas to Oklahoma State, carrying a proven connection into a power conference. The forward stakes are the level-up question every G5 star faces: the efficiency was elite against the AAC, and 2026 is the proof that it holds against Big 12 defenses. With his quarterback and scheme intact, the bet is that the production travels.
How he plays
Young is an efficiency and scoring machine, and our data is loud about it: a 98th-percentile touchdown rate, a 95th-percentile EPA per target, and an 88th-percentile explosive-catch rate — a receiver who turns targets into points at an elite clip. The nation-leading 3.69 yards per route is the headline, and the 32 forced missed tackles are the after-the-catch engine behind it. He's not a 6-4 jump-ball type; he's a separation-and-YAC weapon who gets open and makes the first man miss. The only honest caveat is competition level — these grades come against the AAC — but with the same scheme and quarterback in the Big 12, he has every tool to keep producing.
