Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 1 | 51 | Season-high 109 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-26@ Maryland | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 18 | 173 | 9.6 | 1 | 51 |
#3
Que'Sean Brown
Que'Sean Brown packed up and started over at Virginia Tech — the fit is the whole question.
5′8″ · 170 lb · Winston-Salem, NC · East Forsyth
CFB Index 72 · #66 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Duke → Virginia Tech 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.
How he plays
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Catch rate: 93rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
173
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 10 rec · 178 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD, vs VMI
Swing playSwung Duke from 57% to 87% to win.Arizona State at Duke · 42-39
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior wide receiver for Virginia Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2023.
- Transferred from Duke to Virginia Tech in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
In Their Words
144 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Que'Sean Brown
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Que'Sean Brown arrives at Virginia Tech with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
173REC YDS18REC1REC TD
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 178 yds vs Arizona State.Arizona State · W 42-392025
2023
- Signed with Duke3-star out of East Forsyth
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Pry → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
2025Duke
2026Virginia Tech
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 18 | 173 | 9.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Duke | 63 | 842 | 13.4 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Duke | 41 | 445 | 10.9 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 122 | 1,460 | 12.0 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | 117 | -- |
| 2025 | Duke | 2 | -13 | -- | 116 | 1 |
| 2024 | Duke | 2 | 1 | -- | 233 | -- |
| Career | 4 | -12 | -- | 466 | 1 |
Game log
Game by game
Que'Sean Brown'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 3 · 2026
W 35–26
at Maryland
5 rec · 23 yds
With E. Grunkemeyer — 314 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.7 · 13 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · N. Totten — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · VMI · 1&20 · Q2 · EPA +5.27(05:24) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #3 Q.Brown caught at VMI47, for 51 yards to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:13, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.23(11:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #3 Q.Brown caught at Hokies28, for 16 yards to the Hokies40 (#11 K.Collier), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.07(13:12) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #3 Q.Brown caught at ODU35, for 12 yards to the ODU25 (#1 Z.Frink), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ODU Face Mask (#1 Z.Frink) 13 yards from ODU25 to ODU12, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · VMI · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.67(01:10) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #3 Q.Brown caught at Hokies26, for 18 yards to the Hokies46, out of bounds at Hokies46, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Maryland · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +1.55(11:41) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short middle to #3 Q.Brown caught at UMD36, for 12 yards to the UMD35 (#1 D.Wingate), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · VMI · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.39(10:39) Shotgun #22 B.Baker pass complete short right to #3 Q.Brown caught at Hokies47, for 14 yards to the VMI37 (#6 A.Dixon), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · VMI · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.25(01:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #3 Q.Brown caught at Hokies43, for 20 yards to the VMI34 (#16 K.Guyton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.04(14:26) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #3 Q.Brown caught at Hokies26, for 7 yards to the Hokies36 (#32 J.Drummer), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Maryland · 2&2 · Q3 · EPA -1.04(08:54) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #3 Q.Brown caught at UMD13, for 7 yards loss to the UMD14 (#4 J.Glasker)
- Week 1 · VMI · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.91(14:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #3 Q.Brown caught at Hokies36, for 1 yard to the Hokies41, End Of Play
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +23 receiving yards, +5 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Duke9-4HC: Manny Diaz · Pass-leaning
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
2026Virginia Tech3-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Elite: catch rate (93rd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (25th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (5)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
44th → 38th percentile
Explosive rate
68th → 35th percentile
Catch rate
55th → 93rd percentile
TD rate
38th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
57th → 25th percentile
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).
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
18 of 18 receptions matched to play-by-play
22 of 22 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2224% of team targetsCatch rate
82%18 of 22 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
45% of targets (10)
100%catch rate
Air -3.2 · YAC 9.1 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
36% of targets (8)
88%catch rate
Air 3.5 · YAC 11.7 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
5% of targets (1)
100%catch rate
Air 11.0 · YAC 1.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
14% of targets (3)
0%catch rate
Air 39.0 avg
82% catch rate on 22 targets · 24% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 75.0 | 12.1 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 23.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 57.7 | 9.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
50.0%
115 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
76.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
115 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,403 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jereme Jones’s 2014 season.
Matches Jereme on
Yards / reception
Height
TD rate
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tra Neal’s path through Monmouth.
Tra Neal
100%match
#3
Maury Sullivan
96%
#5
Tre' Holloway
94%
Matches Tra on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Shawn Harris Jr.'s junior season at Massachusetts (2023).
80%match
Matches Shawn on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Shawn on
TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Que'Sean Brown
The receiver room · Virginia Tech
- #3Que'Sean Brown842 receiving yards · 2025
- Ayden Greene516 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Marlion Jackson370 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Takye Heath200 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Shamarius Peterkin62 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology