Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 118 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 23 | 222 | 9.4 | 3 | 24 |
#3
Cam'Ron Lacy
Take Cam'Ron Lacy off Middle Tennessee's roster and the first thing you'd miss is 529 team receiving yards leader.
5′8″ · 164 lb · Toccoa, GA · Stephens County
CFB Index 52 · #203 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.
The numbers
222
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 9 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 8 rec, 118 yds, 1 TD, vs Murray State
The play that turned itSwung Florida International from 59% to 93% to win.Florida International at Middle Tennessee · 56-30
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt junior wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2023.
How he plays
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Catch rate: 52nd percentile.
The full scouting readCam'Ron Lacy
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Cam'Ron Lacy is a cornerstone for Middle Tennessee — measured against the line he joined.
222REC YDS23REC3REC TD
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
529
Team leader in receiving yards (529).
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 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 114 yds vs Missouri State.Missouri State · L 20-222025
2023
- Signed with Middle Tennessee3-star out of Stephens County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Middle Tennessee
Played his entire career under Derek Mason.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 23 | 222 | 9.7 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 38 | 529 | 13.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 190 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 81 | 941 | 11.6 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 9 | -- | 49 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 21 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 31 | 6 | 49 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Cam'Ron Lacy'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 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Murray State
8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · A. Martin — 103 rush yds (15 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Murray State · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.42(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU25, for 22 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
- Week 2 · Marshall · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.11(05:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #3 C.Lacy caught at MAR07, for 11 yards to the MAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:36, 1ST DOWN #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
- Week 3 · Nevada · 4&3 · Q3 · EPA +3.09Cam'ron Lacy 10 Yd pass from Roman Gagliano (Dominic Bourgeois Kick)
- Week 1 · Murray State · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.44(13:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU42, for 24 yards to the MSU33 (#25 A.McGill), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Murray State · 3&15 · Q1 · EPA +2.27No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete deep middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU10, for 21 yards to the MSU10 (#9 D.Rowsey), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Marshall · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.78(06:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MT 46, for 10 yards to the MT 49 (#0 C.Clark-Glover), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Marshall · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.56(07:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MT 37, for 6 yards to the MT 37 (#17 D.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Nevada · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.52(08:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #3 C.Lacy caught at Nev46, for 6 yards to the Nev45 (#18 A.Walker), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Marshall · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +1.38(02:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short right to #3 C.Lacy caught at MAR39, for 13 yards to the MAR33 (#5 J.Gilmore; #27 C.Lewis), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Murray State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.23(05:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #3 C.Lacy caught at MSU50, for 20 yards to the MSU28 (#5 C.Crossno), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MSU Illegal Substitution declined
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +32 receiving yards, +6 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 8-19 over that span.
2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2026Middle Tennessee2-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Elite: receptions (94th percentile). Strength: rec tds (85th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (18th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
54th → 40th percentile
Explosive rate
50th → 51st percentile
Catch rate
43rd → 52nd percentile
TD rate
18th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
65th → 18th 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
23 of 23 receptions matched to play-by-play
33 of 34 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
3434% of team targetsCatch rate
68%23 of 34 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
21% of targets (7)
100%catch rate
Air -3.3 · YAC 12.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
45% of targets (15)
80%catch rate
Air 3.5 · YAC 3.9 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
15% of targets (5)
40%catch rate
Air 12.4 · YAC 4.5 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
18% of targets (6)
17%catch rate
Air 29.5 · YAC 0.0 avg
68% catch rate on 34 targets · 34% of the team's targets · 17% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.0 | 75.0 | 10.1 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 9.0 | 72.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.7 | 74.0 | 9.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
58.0%
102 pass / 74 run
Plays / game
58.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
108 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-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #17 of 52 Conference USA WRs
How the All-Conference USA 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
Starter
The No. 1,924 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Conference USA as a redshirt junior.
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 Jaden Barnes’s 2025 season.
Matches Jaden on
Height
TD rate
Weight
Differs from Jaden on
Reception volume (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to AJ Colombo’s path through Western Carolina.
AJ Colombo
100%match
#2
Seth Sweitzer
96%
#4
Ryan Jezioro
91%
Matches AJ on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Phillip Brooks III's junior season at Kansas State (2020).
78%match
Matches Phillip on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Phillip on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Cam'Ron Lacy
Background
Honors • 2025: PFSN Second Team All-CUSA • 2026: Allstate Good Works Team Watch List, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List 2025 (r-Sophomore) • Played in all 12 games and earned five starts • Finished the year with a career-best 38 receptions for 549 yards and three touchdowns while leading the…
The receiver room · Middle Tennessee
- #3Cam'Ron Lacy529 receiving yards · 2025
- #6AJ Jones216 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Landon Collins187 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Kason Stokes22 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Markus Allen7 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology