Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Ohio State | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Total | 8 | 102 | 12.7 | 0 | 19 |
#3
Emmett Mosley V
Junior wide receiver for Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 199 lb · Chicago, IL · Santa Margarita
CFB Index 46 · #256 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas 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
102
receiving yards · 2026
8 catches · 12.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 65 yds, vs Ohio State
Career night13 rec · 168 yds · 3 TDvs Louisville (FBS) · W 38-35
Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2024.
- Transferred from Stanford to Texas in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
Emmett Mosley V
Moves the chains on third down. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Troy Taylor and Steve Sarkisian. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Receiver Player of the Week. One game to point at: 67 rec yds, 5 receptions against Ohio State — Week 2, 2026.
104 REC YDS · 8 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 81 yds vs Arkansas.Arkansas · W 52-372025
20249 games
- Signed with Stanford3-star out of Santa Margarita Catholic
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas
Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Texas2-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: receptions (0th 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: 4.0 REC/g, 51.0 YDS/g, 12.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #35 of 58 SEC WRs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Ohio State
5 rec · 65 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With A. Manning — 195 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.0 · 24 rush yds (8 car) · D. Smothers — 74 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 4&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.73(11:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Manning pass complete short middle to #3 E.Mosley V caught at TEX44, for 12 yards to the TEX44 (#8 J.McClain), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.24(03:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Manning pass complete short left to #3 E.Mosley V caught at TEX39, for 17 yards to the TEX46 (#14 C.Alliegro; #1 E.Little Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas State · 4&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.18(10:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Manning pass complete short left to #3 E.Mosley V caught at TXST29, for 7 yards to the TXST29, out of bounds at TXST29, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas State · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +2.04(01:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Manning pass complete short left to #3 E.Mosley V caught at TEXAS31, for 18 yards to the TEXAS38 (#7 R.Nolan; #12 J.Mackey), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.86(01:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Manning pass complete short right to #3 E.Mosley V caught at OSU15, for 19 yards to the OSU01 (#1 E.Little Jr.; #8 J.McClain), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +1.05(00:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Manning pass complete short left to #3 E.Mosley V caught at OSU20, for 13 yards to the OSU12 fumbled by #3 E.Mosley V at OSU16 forced by #26 P.Pierce recovered by TEX #8 C.Coleman at OSU12, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.16(03:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Manning pass complete short right to #3 E.Mosley V caught at TEX44, for 4 yards to the TEX50 (#25 J.Timmons)
- Week 1 · Texas State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.13(00:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Manning pass complete short middle to #3 E.Mosley V caught at TXST15, for 12 yards to the TXST10 (#19 M.Patterson; #0 T.Atkins), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Texas
Returning around him
- 72% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 6 Texas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (22 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas · Last season: 10-3 (AP #14) · Talent rank #2 · 2026 recruiting class #7
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justus Ross-Simmons’s 2022 season.
78%match
Matches Justus on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Justus on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen McDonald’s path through Merrimack.
Jalen McDonald
95%match
#4
Joshua Harris
94%
Matches Jalen on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to London Humphreys's sophomore season at Georgia (2024).
Matches London on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from London on
Class year (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Emmett Mosley V
Background
A second-year wide receiver who transferred to Texas from Stanford during summer 2025 ... has played in 18 career games ... named to the 2025-26 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll ... played in nine games with eight starts as a true freshman in 2024 at Stanford ... ACC Receiver of the Week (Week...
The receiver room · Texas
- #1Ryan Wingo834 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Cam Coleman725 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Sterling Berkhalter416 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Emmett Mosley V408 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Daylan Mccutcheon74 receiving yards · 2025
8 more on the roster · Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology