Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Sacramento State | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 11 | 111 | 9.6 | 0 | 25 |
#3
Ben Prosper
Senior wide receiver for Eastern Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 186 lb · Hollywood, FL
CFB Index 28 · #436 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Eastern Michigan 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
111
receiving yards · 2026
11 catches · 10.1 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 rec, 81 yds, vs Sacramento State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Eastern Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2025.
Ben Prosper
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent two seasons in the Eastern Michigan receiving corps. One game to point at: 81 rec yds, 7 receptions against Sacramento State — Week 1, 2026.
111 REC YDS · 11 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 37 yds at Central Michigan.Central Michigan · L 13-242025
202511 games
- Signed with Eastern Michigan3-star out of Hutchinson C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 5-10 over that span.
2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced
2026Eastern Michigan1-2HC: Chris Creighton · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Concern: epa / target (6th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (5)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
72nd → 6th percentile
Explosive rate
13th → 40th percentile
Catch rate
81st → 10th percentile
TD rate
18th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
22nd → 25th 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).
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 REC/g, 55.5 YDS/g, 9.6 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
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: #31 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 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 21 | 177 | 8.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 288 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 41 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 41 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–17
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Sacramento State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.13(02:24) Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete short middle to #3 B.Prosper caught at EMU50, for 25 yards to the SAC42 (#13 D.Gordon; #25 N.Mitchell), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY SAC Offside declined
- Week 1 · Sacramento State · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +1.88(09:59) Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete short right to #3 B.Prosper caught at EMU40, for 11 yards to the EMU43 (#23 C.Scott), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.38Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete short middle to #3 B.Prosper caught at EMU34, for 9 yards to the EMU45 (#0 N.Burt)
- Week 2 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.15Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete short middle to #3 B.Prosper caught at EMU43, for 9 yards to the MSU43 (#0 N.Burt; #4 C.Brantley)
- Week 1 · Sacramento State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.79(00:21) Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete deep left to #3 B.Prosper caught at SAC08, for 25 yards to the SAC06, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Sacramento State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.75(03:05) Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete short left to #3 B.Prosper caught at EMU21, for 8 yards to the EMU26 (#3 A.Wallace; #29 C.Reese), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Sacramento State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.38(09:04) Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete short right to #3 B.Prosper caught at EMU10, for 0 yards to the EMU12 (#6 W.Smith Jr.)
- Week 1 · Sacramento State · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +0.37(08:06) Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete short left to #3 B.Prosper caught at SAC46, for 6 yards to the SAC44, out of bounds at SAC44, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.36Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete short right to #3 B.Prosper caught at EMU33, for 6 yards to the EMU34 (#21 N.Martinez; #0 N.Burt)
- Week 2 · Michigan State · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +0.35Shotgun #1 N.Kim pass complete short left to #3 B.Prosper caught at EMU49, for 6 yards to the MSU45 (#0 N.Burt; #45 B.Pretzlaff)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- 72% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -14 net (12 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #103 · 2026 recruiting class #106
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 Rodney Gallagher’s 2025 season.
Matches Rodney on
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dominic Lovett's freshman season at Missouri (2021).
88%match
All-SECNFL Rd 7
Matches Dominic on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Dominic on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ben Prosper
The receiver room · Eastern Michigan
- #2Nick Devereaux510 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Harold Mack333 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Ben Prosper177 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Mekhi Fox51 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Antonio Floyd6 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Eastern Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology