Carl Chester
Carl Chester
Beats you over the top. Carl Chester has played for two head coaches across three seasons and three programs. The receipt: 128 rec yds, 5 receptions against South Alabama — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Charles Huff. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-4% yards per catch, top-4% TD rate.2025 profile
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 30 | 550 | 18.3 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 20 | 342 | 17.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Tulsa | 22 | 401 | 18.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 72 | 1,293 | 18.0 | 10 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–20
vs Jackson State
3 rec · 40 yds
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #108
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Smith’s 2024 season.
Matches Anthony on
Differs from Anthony on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Isaiah McKoy’s path through Kent State.
Isaiah McKoy
Bailey Gaither
Matches Isaiah on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Parker's junior season at Central Michigan (2023).
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Differs from Chris on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+37%
Up 37% from first season to most-recent.