Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 77 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ UCLA | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 8 | 110 | 11.6 | 1 | 23 |
#5
Chauncey Magwood
Senior wide receiver for Purdue. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Albany, GA
The numbers
110
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 77 yds, vs Wake Forest
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Purdue. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2021.
- Transferred from UCF to Purdue in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
20own fans
12.9national conversation
Chauncey Magwood
Across six seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Mark Stoops, Gus Malzahn and Barry Odom. The receipt: 77 rec yds, 18 rush yds against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.
110 REC YDS · 8 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
20213 games
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Lee County
2023
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Brohm, Ryan Walters, and Barry Odom. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Chauncey Magwood'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 44–19
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 2&12 · Q1 · EPA +3.15(04:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete deep right to #5 C.Magwood caught at WFU44, for 23 yards to the WFU44 (#27 T.West), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.82(00:06) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short middle to #5 C.Magwood caught at ISU00, for 6 yards to the ISU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:04 #92 J.Echeverria Lozano kick attempt good (H: #42 D.Drennan, LS: #46 L.Raab)
- Week 3 · UCLA · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.13(14:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short middle to #5 C.Magwood caught at PUR45, for 14 yards to the PUR45, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.90(00:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short right to #5 C.Magwood caught at PUR37, for 22 yards to the PUR44 (#8 B.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.39(01:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short middle to #5 C.Magwood caught at WFU35, for 11 yards to the WFU30 (#27 T.West), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +1.38(08:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short right to #5 C.Magwood caught at PUR38, for 9 yards to the PUR36 (#23 V.Firenze), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.28(14:59) Shotgun #5 C.Magwood rush left for 18 yards gain to the WFU38 (#6 R.Tongue), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · UCLA · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.23(03:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short right to #5 C.Magwood caught at PUR48, for 13 yards to the PUR48, out of bounds at PUR48, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 1&15 · Q3 · EPA +0.71(05:29) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short right to #5 C.Magwood caught at WFU12, for 12 yards to the WFU12 (#13 A.Williams)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +27 receiving yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2022Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Purdue1-2HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 41.5 | 10.7 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 27.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 36.7 | 11.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.2%
107 pass / 106 run
Plays / game
71.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
122 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · Purdue
- #19Asaad Waseem726 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Xavier Townsend243 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Corey Smith237 receiving yards · 2025
- Jaylan Hornsby103 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Chauncey Magwood17 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology