Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Ball State | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 97 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 23-24@ Texas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-3vs Kent State | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 9 | 131 | 11.9 | 1 | 22 |
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Devin Mccuin
Senior wide receiver for Ohio State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Jacksonville, TX
CFB Index 70 · #77 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred UTSA → Ohio State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
131
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 11 rec · 79 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 97 yds, 1 TD, vs Ball State
Swing playSwung UTSA from 51% to 73% to win.UTSA at Charlotte · 28-7
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Ohio State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2023.
- Transferred from UTSA to Ohio State in 2026.
In Their Words
223 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Devin Mccuin
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Devin Mccuin has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-AAC. The receipt: 97 rec yds, 6 receptions against Ball State — Week 1, 2026.
131 REC YDS · 9 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 100 yds at Charlotte.Charlotte · W 28-72025
202312 games
- Signed with UTSA3-star out of Jacksonville
202512 games
- All-AACthird
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Ohio State
Played his entire career under Ryan Day.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ohio State
2025UTSA
2026Ohio State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 9 | 131 | 14.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | UTSA | 65 | 726 | 11.2 | 8 | -- |
| 2024 | UTSA | 45 | 424 | 9.4 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | UTSA | 42 | 546 | 13.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 161 | 1,827 | 11.3 | 17 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UTSA | 2 | 11 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UTSA | 3 | 28 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UTSA | 1 | 10 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 49 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Devin Mccuin'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 56–3
vs Ball State
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Ball State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.58Devin McCuin 17 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick)
- Week 3 · Kent State · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.34#10 J.Sayin pass complete deep right to #3 D.McCuin caught at KentSt34, for 22 yards to the KentSt33 (#2 J.Cordoba), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Ball State · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +1.00Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete short right to #3 D.McCuin caught at OhioSt22, for 18 yards to the OhioSt22 (#4 W.Yates), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Ball State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.82Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete short right to #3 D.McCuin caught at OhioSt24, for 19 yards to the OhioSt25 (#1 S.Smith), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Kent State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.71Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete short right to #3 D.McCuin caught at OhioSt35, for 7 yards to the OhioSt45 (#3 D.Jackson III)
- Week 1 · Ball State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.69Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete short middle to #3 D.McCuin caught at OhioSt19, for 17 yards to the OhioSt23 (#27 G.Forsha), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Ball State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +0.49Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete short right to #3 D.McCuin caught at BallSt07, for 16 yards to the BallSt07 (#1 S.Smith), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Ball State · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.34No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete short left to #3 D.McCuin caught at BallSt19, for 10 yards to the BallSt17 (#4 W.Yates), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas · 1&20 · Q4 · EPA +0.02(00:17) Shotgun #10 J.Sayin pass complete short right to #3 D.McCuin caught at OSU20, for 5 yards to the OSU20 (#40 L.Jackson; #29 G.Littleton)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +29 receiving yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2026Ohio State2-1HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceAscending
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 63.0 | 15.3 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 43.7 | 11.9 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
48.3%
97 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
67.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Amare Thomas’s 2024 season.
86%match
Matches Amare on
Yards / reception
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Amare on
Class year (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Derick Eugene’s path through Long Island University.
Matches Derick on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Donovan Faupel's junior season at New Mexico State (2025).
85%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Donovan on
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Player DNA
Players who play like Devin Mccuin
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #79
Peaked at #79 this season.
Background
Career Highs 11 Receptions vs. Kennesaw State (Aug. 31, 2024) 100 Receiving Yards at Charlotte (Nov. 15, 2025) 2 Receiving Touchdowns (Three times – last vs. Tulane on Oct. 30, 2025) 72 Long Reception vs. Army (Sept. 15, 2023) 21 Rushing Yards at Rice (Oct. 12, 2024) Honors and Awards 2025:…
The receiver room · Ohio State
- #4Jeremiah Smith1,243 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Devin Mccuin726 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Kyle Parker330 receiving yards · 2025
- Brandon Inniss271 receiving yards · 2025
- #82David Adolph31 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Ohio State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology