Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 14-6vs New Mexico | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 1 | 53 | Season-high 101 yds |
| Total | 12 | 186 | 13.4 | 2 | 53 |
#1
Isaiah Sategna
On a 10-win Oklahoma team, Isaiah Sategna was the guy they could count on -- the leading receiver, first-team All-SEC, and the most reliable playmaker on the roster. He passed on the draft to do it again.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Austin, TX
CFB Index 80 · #36 of 485 WRsHigh confidence
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
186
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 9 rec · 121 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD, vs New Mexico
The play that turned itSwung Oklahoma from 40% to 86% to win.LSU at Oklahoma · 17-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
On a 10-win Oklahoma team, Isaiah Sategna was the guy they could count on -- the leading receiver, first-team All-SEC, and the most reliable playmaker on the roster. He passed on the draft to do it again.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arkansas in 2022.
- Transferred from Arkansas to Oklahoma in 2025.
In Their Words
135 windows · 2026 fan posts
isaiah×55.4punt×90.8oklahoma×19.4return×35.0iii×25.0yards×10.6
“Isaiah Sategna Just tuned into the Oklahoma game and the first thing I see is a Sategna punt return Touchdown.. sigh”
reddit/razorbacks · fan post, verbatim
The story
The Arkansas transfer became Oklahoma's offensive anchor in 2025: 67 catches, 965 yards, eight touchdowns, first-team All-SEC, and a reputation as the Sooners' most dependable weapon on a 10-3 College Football Playoff team. He brings track-caliber speed and, just as valuable, consistency -- the kind of receiver a quarterback trusts on third down. He forwent the draft to return. The forward stakes are a step from proven SEC No. 1 to genuine NFL-prospect headliner: the production and the speed are established, so 2026 is about a bigger volume and a deeper highlight reel in an offense that runs through him.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 131 yds vs Ole Miss.Ole Miss · L 26-342025
Sategna is a speed-based, reliable No. 1 -- the receiver an offense organizes around. The signature traits are well-documented: track-level straight-line speed that stresses a defense vertically, paired with the dependability that made him Oklahoma's most-targeted and most-trusted option (a team-leading 67 catches). He's a separator who can take the top off and also work the intermediate routes, rather than a contested-catch specialist. The profile is an every-down SEC No. 1 whose ceiling in 2026 is tied to volume and an offense leaning on him even harder.
Written by our staff.
2022
- Signed with Arkansas4-star out of Fayetteville
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Isaiah Sategna'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 3 · 2026
W 14–6
vs New Mexico
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · New Mexico · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +4.96(08:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete deep middle to #1 I.Sategna III caught at UNM08, for 53 yards to the UNM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:05, 1ST DOWN #29 T.Sandell kick attempt good (H: #87 J.Ulrich, LS: #50 B.Anderson)
- Week 1 · UTEP · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.60(11:54) #10 J.Mateer pass complete deep middle to #1 I.Sategna III caught at UTEP07, for 34 yards to the UTEP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:47, 1ST DOWN #29 T.Sandell kick attempt good (H: #87 J.Ulrich, LS: #50 B.Anderson)
- Week 1 · UTEP · 2&11 · Q1 · EPA +2.18(02:25) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short right to #1 I.Sategna III caught at OU41, for 11 yards to the UTEP45 (#2 X.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UTEP · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.11(03:30) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short right to #1 I.Sategna III caught at OU18, for 25 yards to the OU45 (#23 K.Miles), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · New Mexico · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.01(04:19) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short left to #1 I.Sategna III caught at OU34, for 14 yards to the OU37 (#0 A.Brawley), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UTEP · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.38(13:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short right to #1 I.Sategna III caught at UTEP38, for 6 yards to the UTEP38 (#2 X.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · New Mexico · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +1.19(01:52) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short left to #1 I.Sategna III caught at OU35, for 9 yards to the OU42, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · New Mexico · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +0.84(10:12) Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short middle to #1 I.Sategna III caught at OU20, for 11 yards to the OU21 (#0 A.Brawley; #12 D.Speech), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Michigan · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.70(13:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 I.Sategna III rush left for 7 yards gain to the OU 47 (#44 N.Staehling)
- Week 3 · New Mexico · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +0.51(01:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Mateer pass complete short middle to #1 I.Sategna III caught at OU41, for 8 yards to the OU42 (#0 A.Brawley), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +101 receiving yards, +6 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy
2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2026Oklahoma2-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Concern: catch rate (10th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (8)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
66th → 53rd percentile
Explosive rate
83rd → 60th percentile
Catch rate
39th → 10th percentile
TD rate
84th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
65th → 75th percentile
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
12 of 12 receptions matched to play-by-play
22 of 22 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2230% of team targetsCatch rate
55%12 of 22 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
14% of targets (3)
100%catch rate
Air -2.3 · YAC 16.3 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
41% of targets (9)
56%catch rate
Air 4.9 · YAC 2.0 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
23% of targets (5)
40%catch rate
Air 14.0 · YAC 2.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
23% of targets (5)
40%catch rate
Air 27.6 · YAC 7.5 avg
55% catch rate on 22 targets · 30% of the team's targets · 40% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 88.5 | 17.9 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 62.0 | 13.4 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
44.0%
77 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
58.3
3 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #4 of 58 SEC WRs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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.
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
How he plays
Play style
Sategna is a speed-based, reliable No. 1 -- the receiver an offense organizes around. The signature traits are well-documented: track-level straight-line speed that stresses a defense vertically, paired with the dependability that made him Oklahoma's most-targeted and most-trusted option (a team-leading 67 catches). He's a separator who can take the top off and also work the intermediate routes, rather than a contested-catch specialist. The profile is an every-down SEC No. 1 whose ceiling in 2026 is tied to volume and an offense leaning on him even harder.
Our classifier reads him the same way: beats you over the top.
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Bryan Holmes’s 2015 season.
Matches Bryan on
Height
Reception volume
TD rate
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Blayne Taylor’s path through Abilene Christian.
Matches Blayne on
Yards per reception
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Will Pauling's graduate season at Notre Dame (2025).
72%match
All-Big Ten
Matches Will on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Will on
Recruiting rating (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Reception volume (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Isaiah Sategna
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #84
Peaked at #84 this season.
The receiver room · Oklahoma
- #1Isaiah Sategna949 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Trell Harris847 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Parker Livingstone516 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Jer'Michael Carter101 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Mackenzie Alleyne72 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology