Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 1 | 35 | Season-high 95 yds |
| Total | 17 | 188 | 11.2 | 1 | 35 |
#5
Chas Nimrod
Chas Nimrod chose Auburn out of the portal; now both sides find out if they chose right.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Bentonville, AR · Bentonville
Transferred South Florida → Auburn for 2026
The numbers
188
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD, vs Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Auburn. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2022.
- Transferred from South Florida to Auburn in 2026.
In Their Words
336 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Chas Nimrod
On Trialas of 2026-09-22
Chas Nimrod arrives at Auburn with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
188REC YDS17REC1REC TD
Auburn fans keep putting his case on trial, week to week.
medium confidence8 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 128 yds at Miami.Miami · L 12-492025
2022
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Bentonville
20256 games
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
2025South Florida
2026Auburn
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 17 | 188 | 11.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 23 | 466 | 20.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 19 | 194 | 10.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 69 | 969 | 14.0 | 5 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Chas Nimrod'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 17–16
vs Baylor
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Florida · 4&13 · Q4 · EPA +5.92(00:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete deep left to #5 C.Nimrod caught at FLA00, for 35 yards to the FLA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:24, 1ST DOWN #38 A.McPherson kick attempt good (H: #14 H.Kaak, LS: #59 H.Powell)
- Week 1 · Baylor · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +2.19(04:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short left to #5 C.Nimrod caught at BAY37, for 26 yards to the BAY18 (#7 D.Jordan), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Florida · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.83(14:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short left to #5 C.Nimrod caught at AUB50, for 21 yards to the FLA44 (#6 J.Flowers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Florida · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.71(02:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short left to #5 C.Nimrod caught at AUB24, for 19 yards to the AUB44, out of bounds at AUB44, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Florida · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +1.69(14:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short left to #5 C.Nimrod caught at AUB35, for 7 yards to the AUB35 (#20 K.Clark), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Southern Miss · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.67(06:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short right to #5 C.Nimrod caught at Auburn29, for 25 yards to the Auburn39 (#12 L.Robinson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Southern Miss · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA -0.44(14:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short left to #5 C.Nimrod caught at Auburn38, for 2 yards to the Auburn38 (#22 K.Albert)
- Week 1 · Baylor · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.40(07:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short right to #5 C.Nimrod caught at BAY49, for 3 yards to the BAY48 (#25 L.Thornton Jr.)
- Week 2 · Southern Miss · 3&17 · Q1 · EPA +0.35(10:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short left to #5 C.Nimrod caught at Auburn35, for 9 yards to the Auburn47 (#25 L.Sylvie) PENALTY Auburn Holding declined
- Week 3 · Florida · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.34(06:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 B.Brown pass complete short left to #5 C.Nimrod caught at FLA28, for 7 yards to the FLA21 (#33 D.Coleman; #5 M.Graham)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +95 receiving yards, +6 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
2025South Florida9-4HC: Kevin Patrick · Run-leaning
2026Auburn2-1HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (5)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
84th → 48th percentile
Explosive rate
96th → 71st percentile
Catch rate
26th → 64th percentile
TD rate
94th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
99th → 34th 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
17 of 17 receptions matched to play-by-play
24 of 24 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2424% of team targetsCatch rate
71%17 of 24 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
21% of targets (5)
80%catch rate
Air -1.6 · YAC 10.5 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
54% of targets (13)
77%catch rate
Air 3.5 · YAC 3.6 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
12% of targets (3)
67%catch rate
Air 15.0 · YAC 8.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
12% of targets (3)
33%catch rate
Air 28.7 · YAC 0.0 avg
71% catch rate on 24 targets · 24% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.7 | 62.7 | 11.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 62.7 | 11.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
46.0%
103 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
74.7
3 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
120 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Anthony Queeley’s 2020 season.
87%match
Matches Anthony on
Height
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from Anthony on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dai'Jean Dixon’s path through Nicholls.
Dai'Jean Dixon
96%match
#3
Grahm Goering
94%
#4
Jermaine Jackson
93%
Matches Dai'Jean on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Levi Falck's senior season at Nebraska (2021).
Matches Levi on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Player DNA
Players who play like Chas Nimrod
The receiver room · Auburn
- #11Keshaun Singleton877 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Jeremiah Koger597 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Chas Nimrod466 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Christian Neptune335 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Kory Pettigrew21 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology