Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs Youngstown State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45vs Alabama | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
#4
Nic Anderson
5th-year wide receiver for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 208 lb · Katy, TX
CFB Index 68 · #83 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred LSU → Kentucky 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.
The numbers
17
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 8.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 13 yds, vs Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2022.
- Transferred from LSU to Kentucky in 2026.
Nic Anderson
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. His first career honor landed in 2023: Big 12 Newcomer Player of the Week. One game to point at: 13 rec yds, 1 receptions against Alabama — Week 2, 2026.
17 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The week the volume broke through — put up 120 yds at Tulsa.Tulsa · W 66-172023
2022
- Signed with Oklahoma4-star out of Katy
20257 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Stoops → Will Stein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kentucky
2025LSU
2026Kentucky
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Kentucky1-1HC: Will Stein · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 8.5 YDS/g, 8.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–13
1 rec · 4 yds
Dominant 32-point win at home against Youngstown State.
With K. Minchey — 301 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · 17 rush yds (1 car) · T. O'Hara — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 45 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik McClain’s 2022 season.
Matches Malik on
Yards / reception
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Malik on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dez Fitzpatrick’s path through Louisville.
96%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 4
#3
Dennis Houston
86%
Matches Dez on
Yards per reception
Recruiting rating
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to AJ Jones's junior season at Middle Tennessee (2025).
Matches AJ on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height
Differs from AJ on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Reception volume (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nic Anderson
The receiver room · Kentucky
- #17Hardley Gilmore IV313 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Xavier Daisy177 receiving yards · 2025
- #7DJ Miller175 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Nic Anderson106 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Ashton Cozartno box-score line yet
11 more on the roster · Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology