6′2″ · 200 lb · Hayward, CA · Mater Dei
He is a true freshman with 7 games on the stat sheet.
6 stories in the last 30 days, from 4 outlets.
USC’s Late Recruiting Push for Kayden Dixon-Wyatt Paying Off in More Ways Than One
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
His share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 5, middle 7, right 15.
Kayden Dixon-Wyatt
Kayden Dixon-Wyatt steps into Makai Lemon's shoes — the gap is the story.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.59
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-10-24
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USC | 27 | 400 | 14.8 | 4 |
| Career | 27 | 400 | 14.8 | 4 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USC | 1 | −5 |
| Career | 1 | −5 |
Last game (Wk 6): 28 receiving yards, 2 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35@ Rutgers | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-41vs No. 20 Oregon | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 114 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 25-21vs Washington | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-23@ Penn State | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 27 | 400 | 14.8 | 4 | 32 |
Oct. 10 · W 31-23 at Penn State, play by play
2 catches for 28 yards and a touchdown. USC threw to him on 3 of its 33 passes.
18-yard catch on 4th and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
10-yard touchdown on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, made it 31-23.
0 catches for 0 yards. USC threw to him on 3 of its 34 passes.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. USC threw to him on 10 of its 42 passes. 88 of the 114 came before halftime.
18-yard catch on 3rd and 12. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 13. First quarter, down 3-0. Broken up by Oregon’s I. Obidegwu.
31-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 7-3.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, down 34-27.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 77 yards. USC threw to him on 9 of its 32 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 17-14.
32-yard catch on 4th and 2. Third quarter, up 35-28. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 43 yards and a touchdown. USC threw to him on 4 of its 31 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 49-30 win.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, up 7-3. Converted.
19-yard touchdown on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, made it 21-10.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 102 yards. USC threw to him on 6 of its 30 passes. 69 of the 102 came before halftime.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 9. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
31-yard catch on 4th and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 36 yards and a touchdown. USC threw to him on 5 of its 36 passes. 27 of the 36 came before halftime.
13-yard catch. Second quarter, up 14-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 4 · 2026
L 27-41
vs Oregon
The plays that mattered most
86th in receiving yards, among all 1,995 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +19 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4017% of team targetsCatch rate
68%27 of 40 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
68% catch rate on 40 targets · 17% of the team's targets · 44% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 59.0 | 14.2 | 0.6 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 52.5 | 14.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 57.1 | 14.3 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
50.0%
238 pass / 238 run
Plays / game
68.0
7 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
256 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #77 at the position.
from 4 outlets
USC’s Late Recruiting Push for Kayden Dixon-Wyatt Paying Off in More Ways Than One
Sports Illustrated Oct 22 · 1 outlet
247SportsFreshman WR Kayden Dixon-Wyatt keeps building despite tough night for USCSep 27Sports IllustratedUSC Receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt Turns Heads Nationally For Oregon PerformanceSep 29from 7 outlets
Kayden Dixon-Wyatt is obvious focus at Rutgers with Trent Mosley out
Trojans Wire +1 Sep 17 · 2 outlets
247SportsFreshman WR Kayden Dixon-Wyatt keeps building despite tough night for USCSep 27Sports IllustratedUSC Receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt Turns Heads Nationally For Oregon PerformanceSep 29Sports Illustrated
On3Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Oct 24.
His career
