Redshirt senior wide receiver for West Virginia. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 188 lb · Phenix City, AL · Russell County
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
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 10 rec · 148 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% catches game.
The play that turned itSwung West Virginia from 51% to 82% to win.West Virginia at Virginia · 38-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt senior wide receiver for West Virginia. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
DJ Epps
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Gerad Parker and Rich Rodriguez. One game to point at: 112 rec yds, 18 rush yds against UT Martin — Week 2, 2026.
240 REC YDS · 8 REC · 3 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Scott → Rich Rodriguez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to West Virginia
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 8 | 240 | 30.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Troy | 46 | 498 | 10.8 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Troy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 55 | 743 | 13.5 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 4 | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Troy | 4 | 17 | 554 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Troy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 42 | 554 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 2 | 112 | 56.0 | 1 | 59 | Season-high 112 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 38-27@ Virginia | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 2 | 42 | 2 TD catches |
| Total | 8 | 240 | 32.9 | 3 | 59 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 38–27
at Virginia
2 rush yds (1 car)
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 190 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.2 · 123 rush yds (18 car) · 3 TD · B. Hansen — 39.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +92 receiving yards, +3 catches, +2 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Strength: rush yards (88th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 74.0 | 34.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 92.0 | 30.7 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 80.0 | 32.9 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
21.2%
43 pass / 160 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
48 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to David Wells Jr.’s 2025 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Osirus Mitchell’s path through Mississippi State.
Matches Osirus on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to CJ Brown's sophomore season at Arkansas (2025).
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Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #230 this season.
2025 (r-Jr.) – Troy Played wide receiver for coach Gerad Parker Saw action in all 14 games, including 10 starts Finished with a team-high 47 catches, second with 512 yards, had a team-tying five touchdowns with a long of 48 Caught passes on 66.2% of his targets and had six games with four or…
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