Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 43-10vs Arkansas | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 11 yds |
Kyri Shoels is a wide receiver at Utah who has played in 1 of Utah's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 12.
Utah is 8-0, No. 3 in the AP poll (week 10).
The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ken Niumatalolo and Morgan Scalley. First career honor, 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 11 receiving yards and 1 reception against Arkansas — Week 2, 2026.
11 receiving yards · 1 catches · 0 receiving TD
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
In the game threads
vs Idaho, Sep 3Creed and Ricky must have been stellar this offseason. Haven’t seen Shoels yetUtah fan, r/CFB game threadWhere to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | San José State | 59 | 768 | 13.0 | 2 | 43 |
| Career | 60 | 779 | 13.0 | 2 | 43 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2026
W 43-10
vs Arkansas
1 rec · 11 yds
Dominant 33-point win at home against Arkansas.
With D. Dampier — 261 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 84.8 · 50 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · O. Phillips — 49.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 2 inside the 20
Where he ranks
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
2025San José State3-9HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-leaning
2026Utah8-0HC: Morgan Scalley · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 11.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Pass share
45.0%
247 pass / 302 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
272 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
68 · #91 of 485 WRs · 2025, at San José State
Three-star recruit. Now #91 at the position.
Three seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Utah ScalleyYear 3 · 1 game
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalSan José State to Utah
- 2025 San José State NiumataloloYear 2 · 12 gamesAll-conference
- 2024 San José State NiumataloloYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Junior college Palomar CollegeThree-star junior college recruit. Signed with San José State.
- High school Arbor ViewLas Vegas, NVAlso from Arbor View: Christian Thatcher (Memphis), Brian Townsend Jr. (San Diego State), Daniel Boyd (Duke) and 2 more.
Moves
- Signed with San José State in the 2024 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from San José State to Utah, Jan 8, 2026.
Honored in a first season.
The week the volume broke through — put up 147 yds at Stanford.Stanford · L 29-302025
2024
- Signed with San José State3-star out of Palomar College
2025 12 games
- All-Mountain Westhonorable mention
2026
- Transferred to Utahfrom San José State
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
San José State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ken Niumatalolo and Morgan Scalley.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Utah
2024–25San José State
2026Utah