Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 27 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-44@ UCF | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 8 | 88 | 10.6 | 0 | 27 |
#13
Derrick Avery Jr.
Sophomore wide receiver for Georgia State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Alpharetta, GA
The numbers
88
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 47 yds, vs North Carolina A&T
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for Georgia State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2025.
Derrick Avery Jr.
Second year in the Georgia State receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 47 rec yds, 5 receptions against North Carolina A&T — Week 1, 2026.
88 REC YDS · 8 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Chattahoochee
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Derrick Avery Jr.'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 59–10
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.32(05:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short middle to #13 D.Avery Jr. caught at GSU32, for 14 yards to the GSU40 (#20 T.Hallum; #44 B.Hopson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.88(13:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira pass complete deep right to #13 D.Avery Jr. caught at NCA18, for 27 yards to the NCA18, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +0.67(03:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short right to #13 D.Avery Jr. caught at GSU20, for 4 yards to the GSU20 (#14 D.Duncan), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.65(01:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short left to #13 D.Avery Jr. caught at NCA38, for 8 yards to the NCA33 (#7 T.Brown; #2 S.Davis II)
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA +0.65(04:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short right to #13 D.Avery Jr. caught at KSU36, for 23 yards to the KSU28 (#5 T.Lawson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.43(12:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira pass complete short right to #13 D.Avery Jr. caught at NCA20, for 1 yard loss to the NCA19 (#2 S.Davis II)
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 1&20 · Q3 · EPA +0.27(10:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Pereira pass complete short right to #13 D.Avery Jr. caught at NCA16, for 9 yards to the NCA11 (#14 D.Duncan)
- Week 3 · UCF · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA -0.06(14:17) Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short middle to #13 D.Avery Jr. caught at GSU32, for 4 yards to the GSU34 (#2 J.Williams)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dell McGee — 3-12 over that span.
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Georgia State2-1HC: Dell McGee · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (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 | 5.0 | 47.0 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 20.5 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 29.3 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
47.5%
105 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
73.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
111 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,090 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt as a sophomore.
The receiver room · Georgia State
- #10DJ Riles176 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Kyle Washington75 receiving yards · 2025
- #16Jaylin Marshall67 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Derrick Avery Jr.46 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Keron Milton11 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Georgia State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology