Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-33@ Utah | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 7 | 73 | 12.8 | 1 | 21 |
#6
Demick Starling
Senior wide receiver for Utah State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Nashville, TN
The numbers
73
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Utah State from 44% to 69% to win.Idaho State at Utah State · 29-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Utah State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2020.
- Transferred from Western Kentucky to Utah State in 2025.
Demick Starling
Demick Starling has played for three head coaches across six seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 30 rec yds, 3 receptions against Idaho State — Week 1, 2026.
73 REC YDS · 7 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.
20203 games
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of East Nashville Magnet School
20245 games
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
4 coaches2020
Frank Maile
Utah State
2024era →
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
Played under 4 different head coaches: Frank Maile, Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 317 | 15.1 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | -- | -- | 21 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | -- | -- | 269 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 290 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Demick Starling'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.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +22 receiving yards, +3 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2020Virginia5-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
2021Virginia6-6HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-heavy
2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026Utah State0-3HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 21.5 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 24.3 | 12.8 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
54.3%
121 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
120 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
Returning starter at receiver for a 6-7 Utah State team that went +10 in the portal. The No. 2,416 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Pac-12 as a senior.
The receiver room · Utah State
- Javon Robinson599 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Anthony Garcia348 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Eli Wood205 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Kahanu Davis160 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Demick Starling3 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology