Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 8 | 127 | 17.8 | 0 | 34 |
#8
Nyck Harbor
Senior wide receiver for South Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 239 lb · Washington, DC
CFB Index 57 · #150 of 485 WRsHigh confidence
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
127
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 70 yds, vs Kent State
The play that turned itSwung South Carolina from 36% to 72% to win.Clemson at South Carolina · 28-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for South Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to South Carolina in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
26.7own fans
0rival fans
Nyck harbor is sooooo mid it’s frustrating. Why couldn’t you have just played receiver since high school so this problem with your route running and hands wouldn’t be there??
In Their Words
205 windows · 2026 fan posts
nyck×1827.9sellers×206.6south×27.8lanorris×132.0carolina×20.1list×28.3
“[Feldman] College football Freaks List 2026: South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor tops a list of 101”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Nyck Harbor
Beats you over the top. He has spent four seasons in the South Carolina receiving corps. One game to point at: 70 rec yds, 5 receptions against Kent State — Week 1, 2026.
127 REC YDS · 8 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 115 yds vs Clemson.Clemson · L 14-282025
20237 games
- Signed with South Carolina5-star out of Archbishop Carroll
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 30 | 618 | 20.6 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 26 | 376 | 14.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 12 | 195 | 16.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 76 | 1,316 | 17.3 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | -- | -- | 77 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 1 | 12 | 242 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 45 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 2 | 10 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 23 | 364 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Nyck Harbor'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 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
2 rec · 35 yds
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Towson · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.91(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short middle to #8 N.Harbor caught at TOW43, for 34 yards to the TOW28 (#13 M.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Mississippi State · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +3.05(10:55) Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #8 N.Harbor caught at MSU43, for 22 yards to the MSU25 (#11 T.Lockhart; #20 J.Jefferson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Kent State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.01(15:00) Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #8 N.Harbor caught at USC37, for 22 yards to the KSU49 (#32 T.Rubinstein), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +1.62(14:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #8 N.Harbor caught at USC35, for 12 yards to the USC40 (#1 A.Muhammad), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Kent State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.22(11:52) Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #8 N.Harbor caught at USC21, for 15 yards to the USC37 (#2 J.Cordoba), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2&13 · Q1 · EPA +0.53(10:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #8 N.Harbor caught at USC33, for 8 yards to the USC42 (#1 A.Muhammad)
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +0.43(04:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #8 N.Harbor caught at KSU20, for 13 yards to the KSU07 (#18 N.Johnson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was out of bounds". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (04:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #8 N.Harbor caught at KSU20, for 13 yards to the KSU07 (#18 N.Johnson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN)
- Week 2 · Towson · 1&15 · Q1 · EPA -0.27(14:53) Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #8 N.Harbor caught at USC19, for 1 yard to the USC21 (#13 M.Johnson)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +22 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Shane Beamer — 20-20 over that span.
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2026South Carolina2-1HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceAscending
Concern: receptions (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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 42.3 | 17.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 42.3 | 17.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
45.6%
99 pass / 118 run
Plays / game
72.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
111 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-2% yards per catch, top-4% TD rate.2025 profile
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
57 · #150 of 485 WRs
Former five-star. Now #150 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #24 of 58 SEC WRs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to RaJae Johnson’s 2022 season.
63%match
Matches RaJae on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from RaJae on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Weight (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Greg Dulcich’s path through UCLA.
90%match
All-Pac-12NFL Rd 3 · Pk 16
Matches Greg on
Yards per reception
Weight
Height
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Davion Dozier's junior season at App State (2025).
Matches Davion on
Height
Differs from Davion on
Class year (higher)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nyck Harbor
The receiver room · South Carolina
- #8Nyck Harbor618 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Nitro Tuggle505 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Jayden Sellers337 receiving yards · 2025
- #83DJ Black273 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Donovan Murph197 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology