Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ Houston | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs Montana | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 94 yds |
| Total | 14 | 172 | 11.7 | 1 | 28 |
#7
Aeryn Hampton
Sophomore wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 194 lb · Daingerfield, TX · Daingerfield
Transferred Alabama → Oregon State for 2026
The numbers
172
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Oregon State from 18% to 62% to win.Texas Tech at Oregon State · 35-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Alabama to Oregon State in 2026.
Aeryn Hampton
Moves the chains on third down. Aeryn Hampton arrived at Oregon State from Alabama. One game to point at: 94 rec yds, 6 receptions against Montana — Week 3, 2026.
172 REC YDS · 14 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oregon State
2025Alabama
2026Oregon State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 14 | 172 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 172 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Aeryn Hampton's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 52–17
vs Montana
6 rec · 94 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Montana.
With B. Atkinson — 333 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.0 · 4 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · X. Noland — 2 rec · 7 yds
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Texas Tech · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.70(02:24) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #7 A.Hampton caught at TTU37, for 13 yards to the TTU37, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Montana · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.63(04:51) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #7 A.Hampton caught at MON16, for 21 yards to the MON00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:48, 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ojeda kick attempt good (H: #38 A.Winsor, LS: #47 T.Sanford)
- Week 2 · Texas Tech · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.62(02:09) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #7 A.Hampton caught at OSU35, for 18 yards to the TTU49 (#24 M.Esquerra), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Houston · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.27(03:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #7 A.Hampton caught at OSU35, for 13 yards to the OSU43 QB hurried by #10 L.McCutchin and #4 B.Mack (#2 J.Mayo), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Montana · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.07(00:15) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #7 A.Hampton caught at MON11, for 16 yards to the MON01 (#18 D.Dunn; #29 T.Huff), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the line to gain". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (00:15) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #7 A.Hampton caught at MON11, for 17 yards to the MON00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:10, 1ST DOWN)
- Week 3 · Montana · 3&13 · Q2 · EPA +1.54(01:26) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #7 A.Hampton caught at OSU26, for 16 yards to the OSU29 (#17 K.Boyd; #29 T.Huff), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Montana · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.50(00:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete deep right to #7 A.Hampton caught at MON34, for 28 yards to the MON34, out of bounds at MON34, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD
- Week 3 · Montana · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.34(01:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #7 A.Hampton caught at OSU35, for 9 yards to the OSU38 (#31 T.Williams)
- Week 2 · Texas Tech · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +1.31(00:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #7 A.Hampton caught at TTU46, for 15 yards to the TTU34 (#15 A.Romaine), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Houston · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.62(14:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #7 A.Hampton caught at HOU48, for 2 yards to the HOU47 (#5 W.James)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +94 receiving yards, +6 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Oregon State1-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (18th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (5)
Season trend
EPA / target— first qualifying season
Explosive rate— first qualifying season
Catch rate— first qualifying season
TD rate— first qualifying season
Yards / catch— first qualifying season
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
14 of 14 receptions matched to play-by-play
24 of 24 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2418% of team targetsCatch rate
58%14 of 24 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
8% of targets (2)
50%catch rate
Air -3.0 · YAC 9.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
50% of targets (12)
83%catch rate
Air 4.2 · YAC 7.0 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
25% of targets (6)
33%catch rate
Air 13.5 · YAC 1.5 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
17% of targets (4)
25%catch rate
Air 35.8 · YAC 0.0 avg
58% catch rate on 24 targets · 18% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 72.0 | 14.1 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 57.3 | 11.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Pass share
70.7%
253 pass / 105 run
Plays / game
119.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
152 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
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 Tyler Baker’s 2014 season.
Matches Tyler on
Height
TD rate
Reception volume
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Tra Neal’s path through Monmouth.
Tra Neal
99%match
#4
Maury Sullivan
97%
Matches Tra on
Yards per reception
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Ross's freshman season at Colorado State (2024).
Matches Jordan on
TD rate
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Jordan on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Weight (higher)
Background
ALABAMA • Played in three games in 2024, catching a 6-yard pass against Mercer DAINGERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL • Consensus four-star prospect out of the state of Texas program • Ranked No. 153 on the Rivals Top 250 list • Tabbed the No. 5 athlete and No. 26 overall recruit from the state of Texas •…
The receiver room · Oregon State
- #12Jesse Legree476 receiving yards · 2026
- #7Aeryn Hampton172 receiving yards · 2026
- #9Jamai East87 receiving yards · 2026
- #12Zachary Card84 receiving yards · 2026
- Aaron Butler68 receiving yards · 2026
12 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology