Baylor · W 17-16
No catches.
Southern Miss · W 43-8
No catches.
Florida · L 39-44
No catches.
Georgia · W 27-24
No catches.
Neptune has catches in 4 of Auburn’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Neptune how are you this clutch at 3rd down.
Auburn fan
Christian Neptune
Christian Neptune arrives at Auburn with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
Auburn fans are litigating the player's worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Christian Neptune vs Southern Miss.
Against Ole Miss on Oct. 31: 5 catches for 53 yards, 3 of 4 on third and fourth down. In the 6 games drawn here: 12 catches for 92 yards. Auburn has thrown to him 15 times in 193 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | South Florida | 38 | 335 | 8.8 | 1 | 43 |
| Career | 50 | 427 | 8.5 | 1 | 43 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2025 | South Florida | 5 | 39 | −2 | 9 |
| Career | 5 | 39 | −2 | 11 |
Last game (Wk 9): 53 receiving yards, 5 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-15vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-24@ No. 17 Tennessee | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 1 Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-38vs No. 18 LSU | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-45@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Total | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 |
Week 9 · 2026
L 15-45
at Ole Miss
The plays that mattered most
824th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
156% of team targetsCatch rate
80%12 of 15 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
80% catch rate on 15 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 24.3 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 0.8 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 33.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
47.9%
264 pass / 287 run
Plays / game
68.9
8 games
Team sack rate
10.9%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #450 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
