Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 121 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ South Carolina | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 20 | 294 | 14.5 | 3 | 39 |
#3
Anthony Evans III
No.209 4★, national recruit is what Anthony Evans III has put on film since landing at Mississippi State — the bet is starting to settle.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Converse, TX · Judson HS (Georgia)
CFB Index 73 · #59 of 485 WRsHigh confidence
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.
How he plays
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Catch rate: 89th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
294
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 rec, 121 yds, 1 TD, at Minnesota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Mississippi State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2023.
- Transferred from Georgia to Mississippi State in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
27.9own fans
20national conversation
Anthony Evans III
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Anthony Evans III arrives at Mississippi State with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
294REC YDS20REC3REC TD
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.209
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 111 yds at Arkansas.Arkansas · W 38-352025
20236 games
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of Converse Judson
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Greg Knox
Mississippi State
Coaching transition mid-career: Greg Knox → Jeff Lebby. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 20 | 294 | 14.7 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 67 | 831 | 12.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 100 | 1,248 | 12.5 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 7 | 47 | 16 | 134 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia | 3 | 50 | 124 | 129 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | -- | 55 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 105 | 140 | 318 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Anthony Evans III'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 41–34
6 rec · 55 yds · 1 TD
Edged out South Carolina on the road in a shootout.
With K. Taylor — 251 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · F. Bothwell — 115 rush yds (21 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 2&11 · Q1 · EPA +3.74(14:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #3 A.Evans III caught at MSST39, for 37 yards to the MINN39 (#17 J.Nestor; #14 K.Brown), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.66(14:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short middle to #3 A.Evans III caught at State39, for 17 yards to the State46 (#30 M.Ross), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ULM Offside declined
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.56(04:35) Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #3 A.Evans III caught at MINN02, for 15 yards to the MINN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:32, 1ST DOWN #80 K.Ferrie kick attempt good (H: #47 W.Wilkinson, LS: #46 K.Rushing)
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.55(07:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #3 A.Evans III caught at State37, for 18 yards to the State43 (#1 J.Tiller; #8 C.Fauntroy), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51(13:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #3 A.Evans III caught at ULM06, for 10 yards to the ULM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:15, 1ST DOWN #80 K.Ferrie kick attempt good (H: #47 W.Wilkinson, LS: #46 K.Rushing)
- Week 3 · South Carolina · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.44(06:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #3 A.Evans III caught at USC04, for 5 yards to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:07 #80 K.Ferrie kick attempt good (H: #47 W.Wilkinson, LS: #46 K.Rushing)
- Week 3 · South Carolina · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.21(05:47) Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #3 A.Evans III caught at MSU45, for 16 yards to the USC43 (#31 P.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · South Carolina · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.87(05:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete short right to #3 A.Evans III caught at USC40, for 21 yards to the USC25 (#17 J.Okoronkwo), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.59(07:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete deep right to #3 A.Evans III caught at ULM32, for 25 yards to the ULM32, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.34(01:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 K.Taylor pass complete deep middle to #3 A.Evans III caught at MINN15, for 39 yards to the MINN06 (#14 K.Brown), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +55 receiving yards, +6 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
2026Mississippi State3-0HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Elite: catch rate (89th percentile). Strength: epa / target (86th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
45th → 86th percentile
Explosive rate
80th → 83rd percentile
Catch rate
69th → 89th percentile
TD rate
48th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
61st → 68th percentile
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
20 of 20 receptions matched to play-by-play
25 of 25 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2528% of team targetsCatch rate
80%20 of 25 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
20% of targets (5)
60%catch rate
Air -3.2 · YAC 8.7 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
44% of targets (11)
82%catch rate
Air 3.7 · YAC 7.6 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
28% of targets (7)
86%catch rate
Air 12.4 · YAC 6.5 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
8% of targets (2)
100%catch rate
Air 27.5 · YAC 4.5 avg
80% catch rate on 25 targets · 28% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 7.0 | 118 | 16.9 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 88.0 | 13.2 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.7 | 98.0 | 14.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
44.6%
91 pass / 113 run
Plays / game
68.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #11 of 58 SEC WRs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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.
How he plays
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Terry Lockett’s 2024 season.
90%match
All-MAC
Matches Terry on
Height
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Perry’s path through Morgan State.
Justin Perry
100%match
#3
Kyndon Fuselier
98%
#4
Joshua Harris
97%
#5
Jordan Chambers-Smith
97%
Matches Justin on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Money Parks's senior season at Utah (2024).
Matches Money on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Anthony Evans III
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #179
Peaked at #179 this season.
Background
Career Honors 2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2025 Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Week 10 at Arkansas) 2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention (Week 10 at Arkansas) Career Notes Played in 32 career games with 13 starts … Following the 2025 season, had 80 receptions for 954 yards…
The receiver room · Mississippi State
- #3Anthony Evans III831 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Marquis Johnson345 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Ayden Williams252 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Sanfrisco Magee80 receiving yards · 2025
- Gracen Harris4 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Mississippi State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology