#3

Darrell Harding Jr.

WR · Buffalo · Sr. · #3

Buffalo 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Darrell Harding Jr.

WR · Buffalo · Sr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Maurice Linguist.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Duke3-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Duke9-4HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Buffalo2345119.63--
2022Duke3217.00--
2021Duke1214111.80--
Career3861316.13--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 13–10

at Akron

1 rec · 6 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

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 2023 production profile sits closest to Ja'Cyais Credle’s 2021 season.

Georgia State · 2021

#2

Savion Williams

TCU · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
80%
#3

Jerand Bradley

Texas Tech · 2023

All-Big 12
79%
#4

Loic Fouonji

Texas Tech · 2022

78%
#5

Omar Manning

Nebraska · 2021

77%

Matches Ja'Cyais on

Height
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Ja'Cyais on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tre Walker’s path through San José State.

Tre Walker

100%match

San José State · 2020

#2

Keith Corbin

Jackson State · 2021

100%
#3

Malik Murray

East Tennessee State · 2021

99%
#4

Julius Young

Lafayette · 2022

98%
#5

Quintin Morris

Bowling Green · 2020

All-MAC
97%

Matches Tre on

Yards per reception
20202023

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Troy Omeire's senior season at UNLV (2025).

Troy Omeire

83%match

UNLV · 2025

#2

Michael Trigg

Baylor · 2024

All-Big 12
83%
#3

Sam Olson

San José State · 2023

79%
#4

Boden Groen

Kansas · 2025

78%
#5

Dacari Collins

NC State · 2024

77%

Matches Troy on

Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Reception volume

Differs from Troy on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Darrell Harding Jr.

#1

Loic Fouonji

Texas Tech · 2022

94%
#2

Brycen Tremayne

Stanford · 2021

94%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
1412021
21.02022
4512023

+220%

Up 220% from first season to most-recent.