Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs South Carolina State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31vs Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-7vs Coastal Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#9
Luke Doty
Senior wide receiver on South Carolina's 2025 roster.
6′2″ · 215 lb · Myrtle Beach, SC
CFB Index 26 · #482 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to South Carolina 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.
Recruiting
4★
DUAL recruit
No. 86 nationally · Signed with South Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver on South Carolina's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2020.
Luke Doty
Moves the chains on third down. Six seasons at South Carolina, two different head coaches: Will Muschamp and Shane Beamer.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20206 games
- Signed with South Carolina4-star out of Myrtle Beach
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coaches2020
South Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Will Muschamp → Shane Beamer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020South Carolina2-8HC: Will Muschamp · Run-leaning
2021South Carolina7-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 13 | 123 | 9.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 140 | 8.8 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | 9 | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 5 | 63 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 34 | 19 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 39 | 89 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 89 | 191 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–10
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +3.23Luke Doty pass complete to Donovan Murph for 24 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.46Luke Doty run for 10 yds to the VAN 45 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.82Luke Doty pass complete to Vandrevius Jacobs for 20 yds to the SC 46 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.58Luke Doty run for a loss of 2 yards to the SC 48
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +1.19Luke Doty pass complete to Jordan Dingle for 9 yds to the SC 32 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.19Luke Doty pass complete to Brian Rowe Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the VAN 38
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.12Luke Doty pass complete to Nyck Harbor for 10 yds to the VAN 33 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.85Luke Doty pass complete to Donovan Murph for 10 yds to the VAN 47 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.83Luke Doty pass complete to Mazeo Bennett Jr. for 11 yds to the VAN 43 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.78Luke Doty pass complete to Jared Brown for 7 yds to the VAN 12 for a 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
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · South Carolina
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (27 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #14
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jalen Williams’s 2021 season.
Matches Jalen on
Weight
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Thomas's senior season at Notre Dame (2024).
83%match
Matches Jayden on
Yards / reception
Weight
Reception volume
Differs from Jayden on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Luke Doty
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology