Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | 44 | Season-high 83 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 6-30@ Texas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 13 | 134 | 10.5 | 1 | 44 |
#14
Mekhi Anderson
Sophomore wide receiver for UTSA. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 170 lb · Tampa, FL · Armwood HS
The numbers
134
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung UTSA from 16% to 42% to win.UTSA at Texas State · 31-26
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for UTSA. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2024.
Mekhi Anderson
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the UTSA receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 83 rec yds, 5 receptions against Texas State, Week 2, 2026.
134 REC YDS · 13 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UTSA3-star out of Armwood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UTSA
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
UTSA
Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Mekhi Anderson's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–16
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Texas State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.41(13:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Amador II pass complete deep right to #14 M.Anderson caught at TXST08, for 44 yards to the TXST00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:01, 1ST DOWN #92 M.Petro kick attempt good (H: #30 C.Hogan, LS: #60 W.Hodges)
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.49(14:23) Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short right to #14 M.Anderson caught at UTSA39, for 17 yards to the UTSA44 (#23 J.Haygood), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.22(15:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short right to #14 M.Anderson caught at UTSA32, for 14 yards to the UTSA39 (#13 T.Collins), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Texas · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +0.86(14:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short right to #14 M.Anderson caught at UTSA22, for 9 yards to the UTSA25 (#8 K.Phillips), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.82(07:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short middle to #14 M.Anderson caught at TXST32, for 9 yards to the TXST30 (#2 T.Moore)
- Week 2 · Texas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.80(01:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short right to #14 M.Anderson caught at TXST41, for 8 yards to the TXST40 (#3 C.Royal Jr.)
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.46(14:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short right to #14 M.Anderson caught at UTRGV13, for 8 yards to the UTRGV13 (#1 A.Prosser)
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.42(08:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short right to #14 M.Anderson caught at UTSA45, for 3 yards to the UTSA48 (#45 S.Rich; #56 J.Waid)
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 3&16 · Q3 · EPA -0.24(12:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short right to #14 M.Anderson caught at UTSA37, for 1 yard loss to the UTSA37 (#23 J.Haygood)
- Week 2 · Texas State · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +0.16(10:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short right to #14 M.Anderson caught at UTSA05, for 8 yards to the UTSA09 (#9 J.Bradley)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +9 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 16-13 over that span.
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2026UTSA2-1HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (12th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
13 of 13 receptions matched to play-by-play
13 of 13 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
1314% of team targetsCatch rate
100%13 of 13 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
15% of targets (2)
100%catch rate
Air -2.0 · YAC 4.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
69% of targets (9)
100%catch rate
Air 4.3 · YAC 3.3 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
8% of targets (1)
100%catch rate
Air 12.0 · YAC 5.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
8% of targets (1)
100%catch rate
Air 36.0 · YAC 8.0 avg
100% catch rate on 13 targets · 14% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 7.0 | 42.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 46.0 | 12.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 44.7 | 10.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
53.1%
95 pass / 84 run
Plays / game
59.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
106 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Janarion Grant’s 2017 season.
Matches Janarion on
TD rate
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Landon Ruggieri’s path through Bryant.
Matches Landon on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mario Craver's junior season at Texas A&M (2026).
76%match
All-SEC
Matches Mario on
Reception volume
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Mario on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
The receiver room · UTSA
- #84AJ Wilson523 receiving yards · 2025
- David Amador II443 receiving yards · 2025
- #15DJ Allen189 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Jamel Hardy132 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Mekhi Anderson66 receiving yards · 2025
16 more on the roster · UTSA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology