Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Oregon | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 1 | 52 | Season-high 121 yds |
| Total | 13 | 205 | 17.4 | 1 | 52 |
#10
Wyatt Young
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 debut delivered the volume, not the finish: 8 catches for 84 yards, no touchdowns, in a 24-10 road loss to Tulsa.
6′0″ · 199 lb · Katy, TX · Tompkins
CFB Index 92 · #5 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred North Texas → Oklahoma 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
205
receiving yards · 2026
13 catches · 1 TD · 15.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 9 rec · 190 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 5 rec, 121 yds, 1 TD, vs Oregon
Swing playSwung North Texas from 32% to 61% to win.North Texas at Texas Tech · 66-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
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 debut delivered the volume, not the finish: 8 catches for 84 yards, no touchdowns, in a 24-10 road loss to Tulsa.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Texas in 2024.
- Transferred from North Texas to Oklahoma State in 2026.
- Coleman and Young share starting role (Sep 3) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
39.7own fans
0rival fans
Eric Morris has Oklahoma State fans cautiously optimistic entering this season. With all the NFL level star power surrounding Drew Mestemaker, Caleb Hawkins & Wyatt Young it's impossible not to feel enough excitement for a successful…
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In Their Words
131 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“ANOTHER Oklahoma State touchdown, 52 yards for Wyatt Young. Oregon's defense has been atrocious.”
bluesky_curated · fan post, verbatim
The story
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. The opener was an early, partial answer: eight catches for 84 yards (10.5 per catch) made him Oklahoma State's clear top target on the day, but no touchdowns and a 24-10 road loss to Tulsa meant the finishing production that defined his 2025 didn't show up yet. With his quarterback and scheme intact, the target share is already there -- the scoring has to follow.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 295 yds at Rice.Rice · W 56-242025
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 94th-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.
Written by our staff.
202411 games
- Signed with North Texas3-star out of Katy Tompkins
202514 games
- All-AACfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025North Texas
2026Oklahoma State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning
2025North Texas12-2HC: Drew Svoboda · Balanced
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (22nd 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: 6.5 REC/g, 102 YDS/g, 17.4 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
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
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 205 | 15.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 70 | 1,264 | 18.1 | 10 | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 18 | 295 | 16.4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 101 | 1,764 | 17.5 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 3 | 16 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 3 | -7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 11 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 39–31
vs Oregon
5 rec · 121 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.
With D. Mestemaker — 317 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 80.1 · 109 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · L. Pozzobon — 44 AVG · 47 LONG · 3 NO
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Oregon · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.01(03:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete deep middle to #10 W.Young caught at ORE10, for 52 yards to the ORE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:47, 1ST DOWN #16 S.Keltner kick attempt good (H: #85 N.Ost, LS: #42 C.Yates)
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.90(06:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete deep left to #10 W.Young caught at TLS36, for 27 yards to the TLS34 (#6 C.Thompson Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Oregon · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.37(11:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete deep left to #10 W.Young caught at ORE40, for 33 yards to the ORE32, out of bounds at ORE32, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.39(11:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short left to #10 W.Young caught at OSU38, for 11 yards to the OSU50 (#27 Z.Woodham), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.25(04:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short left to #10 W.Young caught at TLS41, for 20 yards to the TLS34 (#5 A.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.15(05:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short right to #10 W.Young caught at OSU40, for 12 yards to the OSU46 (#6 C.Thompson Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.98(12:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short left to #10 W.Young caught at TLS47, for 9 yards to the TLS36 (#3 J.Drew)
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.45(07:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short middle to #10 W.Young caught at OSU25, for 2 yards to the OSU27 (#2 D.Robinson)
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.39(03:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short right to #10 W.Young caught at TLS23, for 0 yards to the TLS21 (#6 C.Thompson Jr.; #11 J.George)
- Week 2 · Oregon · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.30(10:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short middle to #10 W.Young caught at ORE16, for 16 yards to the ORE16 (#15 C.Williams IV), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
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 94th-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.
Our classifier reads him the same way: moves the chains on third down.
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Dalton Schoen’s 2018 season.
Matches Dalton on
Height
Yards / reception
Weight
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jakobie Keeney-James’s path through Massachusetts.
87%match
Matches Jakobie on
Yards per reception
Weight
Height
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cole Turner's junior season at Clemson (2024).
76%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Cole on
EPA / play (adj)
Height
Yards / reception
Differs from Cole on
TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Wyatt Young
Background
2025 All-America First Team (PFSN) 2025 All-American Conference First Team A 2026 addition from the transfer portal. 2025 (Sophomore at North Texas): A first team All-America selection by PFSN and a first team All-American Conference honoree ... Racked up 1,264 receiving yards and 10 receiving to...
The receiver room · Oklahoma State
- #10Wyatt Young1,264 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Miles Coleman550 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Chris Barnes547 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Israel Polk525 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Rodney Harris II419 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology