#80

Matt McKinley

Junior wide receiver for Delaware. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

WR · Delaware · Jr. · #80

6′0″ · 185 lb · Gainesville, FL

Returning to Delaware for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 11:30 am ETvs Coastal CarolinaDelaware StadiumDelaware by 5

How he plays

Yards / catch: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

1 catches · 33 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 33 yds, vs Merrimack

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 wide receiver for Delaware. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed with Delaware in 2024.

His career, year by year

Matt McKinley

WR · Delaware · Jr · #80

This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Delaware. One game to point at: 33 rec yds, 1 receptions against Merrimack — Week 1, 2026.

33 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Ryan Carty, all pass-leaning offenses — 8-7 over that span.

2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning

2026Delaware1-1HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#1 / 57 · 100th pct

33.0

Long catch#37 / 57 · 37th 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 2 games: 0.5 REC/g, 16.5 YDS/g, 33.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Carty

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	Delaware	1	33	33.0	0	--
2025	Delaware	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	33	33.0	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 42–7

vs Merrimack

1 rec · 33 yds

Dominant 35-point win at home against Merrimack.

With N. Minicucci — 330 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.3 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Cupitt — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-7vs Merrimack	1	33	33.0	0	33	Season-high 33 yds
Wk 2	L 26-35@ Vanderbilt	—	—	—	—	—
Total		1	33	33.0	0	33

The receiver room · Delaware

#18Sean WilsonWR · Jr.850 receiving yards · 2025
#15Jake ThawWR · Sr.359 receiving yards · 2025
Bryson GravesWR · Jr.330 receiving yards · 2025
#9Ja'Carree KellyWR · Jr.304 receiving yards · 2025
#80Matt McKinleyWR · Jr.2 games · 2026

18 more on the roster · Delaware team page

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

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