Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 57 | Season-high 101 yds |
| Total | 14 | 166 | 13.7 | 0 | 57 |
#18
Ed Small
Sophomore wide receiver for TCU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Austin, TX · Anderson High School
Returning to TCU for 2026
The numbers
166
receiving yards · 2026
14 catches · 11.9 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 101 yds, vs Grambling
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for TCU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to TCU in 2025.
- 186 receiving yards in 2025. Then 166 in 2026.
In Their Words
48 windows · 2025 fan posts
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Ed Small
Moves the chains on third down. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at TCU. His first career honor landed in 2025: Big 12 Freshman Player of the Week. One game to point at: 101 rec yds, 5 receptions against Grambling — Week 2, 2026.
166 REC YDS · 14 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
20255 games
- Signed with TCU4-star out of Austin Anderson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
TCU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2025)
1 mention(s)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 10-5 over that span.
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026TCU1-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long catch (82nd percentile). Concern: rec tds (10th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 REC/g, 83.0 YDS/g, 13.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
5 rec · 101 yds
Dominant 56-point win at home against Grambling.
With J. Craig — 391 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.9 · 53 rush yds (8 car) · J. Hoyet Chance — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 45 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Grambling · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.62(00:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete deep middle to #18 E.Small caught at GSU01, for 57 yards to the GSU01 (#20 L.Cunningham; #14 L.Allen), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 2&14 · Q3 · EPA +2.78(07:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #18 E.Small caught at TCU48, for 17 yards to the TCU48, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Grambling · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.04(06:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #18 E.Small caught at TCU38, for 12 yards to the TCU38, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Grambling · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.61(14:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short middle to #18 E.Small caught at TCU37, for 19 yards to the TCU41 (#4 L.Foster), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.56(07:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #18 E.Small caught at UNC28, for 4 yards to the UNC28 (#7 P.Waters), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Grambling · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.36(03:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short middle to #18 E.Small caught at GSU48, for 15 yards to the GSU48 (#4 L.Foster), 1ST DOWN. #18 E.Small, #4 L.Foster injured on the play
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.21(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #18 E.Small caught at TCU26, for 7 yards to the TCU30 (#18 J.Patterson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +0.87(04:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short left to #18 E.Small caught at UNC21, for 8 yards to the UNC14 (#2 K.Cost), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 3&11 · Q2 · EPA -0.81(14:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short left to #18 E.Small caught at UNC38, for 1 yard to the UNC35 (#9 M.Abou Jaoude)
- Week 2 · Grambling · 1&6 · Q1 · EPA -0.62(13:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #18 E.Small caught at GSU08, for 2 yards loss to the GSU08 (#4 L.Foster; #23 J.Guillard)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · TCU
Returning around him
- 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #47
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Deonte Welch’s 2014 season.
Matches Deonte on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Height
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Brandon Binkowski’s path through Villanova.
Brandon Binkowski
98%match
#2
Chance Peterson
98%
#3
Neno Lemay
97%
#4
Seth Sweitzer
96%
#5
Max Tomczak
94%
Matches Brandon on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lavon Brown's sophomore season at Colorado State (2025).
Matches Lavon on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight
Background
HONORS » Big 12 Freshman of the Week (2025, Abilene Christian) AT TCU 2025 | FRESHMAN (7/1) Played the first six games of the season, including one start against Colorado, before being sidelined due to injury … returned for the Alamo Bowl victory against USC ... had six receptions for 101 yards a...
The receiver room · TCU
- #7Jordan Dwyer730 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Jeremy Scott417 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Ed Small186 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Major Everhart149 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Terry Shelton29 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · TCU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology