510 team receiving yards leader — the number Nick Devereaux has built a role at Eastern Michigan on.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Troy, MI · Brother Rice
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
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
Best game: 3 rec, 38 yds, 1 TD, at Wisconsin
Swing playSwung Eastern Michigan from 46% to 73% to win.Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan · 27-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Eastern Michigan. 2026: 15 catches, 143 receiving yards, 2 TD.
The full story, with sourcesNick Devereaux
Nick Devereaux is a cornerstone for Eastern Michigan — measured against the line he joined.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
510
Team leader in receiving yards (510).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 34 | 510 | 15.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 660 | 13.2 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | 95 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 91 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Sacramento State | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-54@ Wisconsin | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 15 | 143 | 8.9 | 2 | 31 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–17
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +38 receiving yards, +3 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chris Creighton — 16-25 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (7th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2822% of team targetsCatch rate
54%15 of 28 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
54% catch rate on 28 targets · 22% of the team's targets · 20% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 48.5 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 23.0 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 35.8 | 8.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
56.1%
137 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
61.0
4 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
154 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #11 of 38 Mid-American WRs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Spencer Tears’s 2018 season.
Matches Spencer on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to BJ Fleming’s path through Tarleton State.
BJ Fleming
Jalen Kelsey
Matches BJ on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Hendricks's senior season at California (2026).
Matches Chase on
Player DNA
EMU: 2026: Selected to the 2026 Phil Steele MAC First Team (WR)…2025: Played in all 12 games, starting 10…Earned All-MAC Third Team...Earned a scholarship during Week Nine of the season…Earned the team’s Theme Award…Put together a breakout season, leading the team with 510 receiving yards and…
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