Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-7vs Wagner | 9 | 98 | 10.9 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 98 yds |
| Total | 20 | 195 | 9.4 | 2 | 31 |
#7
Chase Hendricks
New school, new number, same question — and Chase Hendricks's early answer at California is 1,037 REC YDS, 900-yd club.
6′0″ · 195 lb · St. Louis, MO · St. Mary's Southside HS
CFB Index 85 · #16 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Ohio → California 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
195
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 9 rec · 98 yds -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD, vs UCLA
Swing playSwung Ohio from 59% to 89% to win.Ohio at Eastern Michigan · 28-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for California. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2023.
- Transferred from Ohio to California in 2026.
How he plays
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Catch rate: 74th percentile.
The full scouting readChase Hendricks
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Chase Hendricks arrives at California with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
195REC YDS20REC2REC TD
REC YDS · 900-YD CLUB
1,037
1037 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 144 yds vs Gardner-Webb.Gardner-Webb · W 52-352025
20236 games
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of St. Mary's
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- All-MACsecond
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
California
2026era →
Tosh Lupoi
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
2025Ohio
2026California
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 20 | 195 | 9.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio | 71 | 1,037 | 14.6 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | 40 | 471 | 11.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 142 | 1,811 | 12.8 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 1 | -1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | -- | 143 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 0 | -- | 143 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Chase Hendricks'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 3 · 2026
W 49–7
vs Wagner
9 rec · 98 yds
Dominant 42-point win at home against Wagner.
With J. Sagapolutele — 413 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.3 · A. Mohammed — 91 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55(07:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at SYR00, for 14 yards to the SYR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:15, 1ST DOWN #33 T.McGough kick attempt good (H: #29 A.Davies, LS: #53 J.Franke)
- Week 1 · UCLA · 1&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.42(10:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CLA12, for 9 yards to the CLA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:28 #33 T.McGough kick attempt good (H: #29 A.Davies, LS: #53 J.Franke)
- Week 1 · UCLA · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.13(13:15) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CAL41, for 8 yards to the CAL43 (#2 R.Pleasant; #9 J.Woods), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.91(11:30) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short right to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CAL35, for 21 yards to the WAG47 (#1 S.Williams; #27 K.Cromwell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UCLA · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +1.60(00:08) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short right to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CAL30, for 13 yards to the CAL31 (#4 C.Martin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA -1.40(13:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CAL42, for 2 yards loss to the SYR49 (#7 N.Ward) PENALTY SYR UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct 15 yards from SYR49 to SYR34, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.93(01:50) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CAL34, for 11 yards to the CAL36 (#7 R.Sissel), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.90(02:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Hendricks rush left for 1 yard loss to the SYR37 (#5 A.Deslauriers)
- Week 3 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.82(08:40) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at WAG20, for 31 yards to the WAG08 (#97 A.Francis; #41 Y.Elhossieni), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UCLA · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.77(00:26) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete deep right to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CLA09, for 30 yards to the CLA08, out of bounds at CLA08, 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +98 receiving yards, +9 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026California2-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Elite: receptions (84th percentile). Concern: epa / target (17th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
89th → 17th percentile
Explosive rate
67th → 47th percentile
Catch rate
47th → 74th percentile
TD rate
67th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
84th → 21st 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
20 of 20 receptions matched to play-by-play
27 of 27 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2723% of team targetsCatch rate
74%20 of 27 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
19% of targets (5)
100%catch rate
Air -4.8 · YAC 8.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
48% of targets (13)
85%catch rate
Air 4.8 · YAC 3.8 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
22% of targets (6)
50%catch rate
Air 15.3 · YAC 4.3 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
11% of targets (3)
33%catch rate
Air 26.0 · YAC 1.0 avg
74% catch rate on 27 targets · 23% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.5 | 82.0 | 10.9 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 31.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.7 | 65.0 | 9.4 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Pass share
57.9%
124 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
138 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
How he plays
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,113 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a senior.
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 Josh Knight’s 2016 season.
Matches Josh on
Yards / reception
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Terrill Davis’s path through Oklahoma State.
98%match
#2
Ryan Flournoy
NFL Rd 6
98%
#4
Maury Sullivan
97%
Matches Terrill on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Devereaux's senior season at Eastern Michigan (2026).
Matches Nick on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Reception volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Chase Hendricks
Background
Accolades - Athletic Athlon Sports Fourth-Team All-ACC (2026) Biletnikoff Award Watch List (2026) Senior Bowl Top 300 (2026) Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 (2026) Biletnikoff Award Watch List (2025) Second-Team All-MAC (2025) Phil Steele Postseason Second-Team All-MAC (2025) Accolades…
The receiver room · California
- #7Chase Hendricks1,037 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Ian Strong762 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Quaron Adams273 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Jordan King267 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Mark Hamper202 receiving yards · 2025
8 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology