Lex Cyrus

Freshman wide receiver for South Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

WR · South Carolina · Fr.

5′10″ · 185 lb · Harrisburg, PA

Returning to South Carolina for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4:15 pm ETvs Mississippi StateWilliams-Brice StadiumSouth Carolina by 3.5

How he plays

Yards / catch: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

3 catches · 17.7 per catch

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 53 yds, vs Kent State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 wide receiver for South Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2025.

His career, year by year

Lex Cyrus

WR · South Carolina · Fr

One game to point at: 53 rec yds, 3 receptions against Kent State — Week 1, 2026.

53 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (88th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#8 / 57 · 88th pct

17.7

Long catch#27 / 57 · 54th pct

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 53.0 YDS/g, 17.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Shane Beamer

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

Season	Team
2026	South Carolina	3	53	17.7	0	--
Career		3	53	17.7	0	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 57-0vs Kent State	3	53	17.7	0	41	Season-high 53 yds
Total		3	53	17.7	0	41

The receiver room · South Carolina

#8Nyck HarborWR · Sr.618 receiving yards · 2025
#1Nitro TuggleWR · Jr.505 receiving yards · 2025
#17Jayden SellersWR · So.337 receiving yards · 2025
#83DJ BlackWR · Sr.273 receiving yards · 2025
Lex CyrusWR · Fr.1 game · 2026

9 more on the roster · South Carolina team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2025