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Carmelo Mays
Returning to Georgia Southern for 2026
Carmelo Mays
This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Georgia Southern. The receipt: 5 rec yds, 1 receptions against USC — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Georgia Southern8-5HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #89
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology