Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 21 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-35@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 9 | 103 | 11.1 | 1 | 21 |
#18
Sean Wilson
Junior wide receiver for Delaware. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Alpharetta, GA · Alpharetta
CFB Index 71 · #72 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Delaware 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
103
receiving yards · 2026
9 catches · 1 TD · 11.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 9 rec · 162 yds -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD, vs Merrimack
Swing playSwung Delaware from 41% to 65% to win.Middle Tennessee at Delaware · 31-28
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Delaware. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Delaware in 2024.
Sean Wilson
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Second year in the Delaware receiving corps, same address the whole way. 2025 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 73 rec yds, 6 receptions against Merrimack — Week 1, 2026.
146 REC YDS · 12 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 162 yds at Sam Houston.Sam Houston · L 23-262025
2024
- Signed with Delawareout of Alpharetta
202513 games
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Delaware
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2025)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ryan Carty, all pass-leaning offenses — 8-7 over that span.
2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
2026Delaware1-1HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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 splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 REC/g, 51.5 YDS/g, 11.1 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #5 of 52 Conference USA WRs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–7
vs Merrimack
6 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Merrimack.
With N. Minicucci — 330 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.3 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Cupitt — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Merrimack · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.53(00:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short left to #18 S.Wilson caught at MC00, for 12 yards to the MC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:16, 1ST DOWN #31 T.Smack kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Cupitt, LS: #49 M.Sills)
- Week 2 · Vanderbilt · 4&15 · Q4 · EPA +2.22(01:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete deep right to #18 S.Wilson caught at DEL36, for 20 yards to the DEL36 (#26 C.Daniels), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Merrimack · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +1.86No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short right to #18 S.Wilson caught at MC08, for 19 yards to the MC04 (#7 D.Simms), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Merrimack · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.62(13:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short left to #18 S.Wilson caught at MC41, for 21 yards to the MC39, out of bounds at MC39, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Merrimack · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +1.60(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short right to #18 S.Wilson caught at DEL43, for 10 yards to the DEL44 (#14 X.Maple), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Vanderbilt · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +0.64(11:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short left to #18 S.Wilson caught at DEL31, for 5 yards to the DEL31 (#4 M.Hight), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Merrimack · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.48(09:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short right to #18 S.Wilson caught at MC19, for 8 yards to the MC18 (#1 K.Wyatt)
- Week 1 · Merrimack · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.37(02:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short left to #18 S.Wilson caught at DEL34, for 3 yards to the DEL34, out of bounds at DEL34
- Week 2 · Vanderbilt · 2&13 · Q2 · EPA +0.06(04:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Streeter pass complete short left to #18 S.Wilson caught at Vandy41, for 5 yards to the Vandy41 (#6 J.Matthews), out of bounds
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
2026 Outlook
Delaware
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Delaware
Returning around him
- 85% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +5 net (13 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Delaware · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #115
DNA match
Player DNA
Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Shaq Roland’s 2014 season.
Matches Shaq on
Height
EPA / play (adj)
Yards / reception
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Flournoy’s path through Southeast Missouri State.
Ryan Flournoy
100%match
NFL Rd 6
#3
Maury Sullivan
99%
#4
Christian Anaya
97%
#5
Taylor Grimes
97%
Matches Ryan on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Mekhi Stevenson's sophomore season at UNLV (2019).
Matches Mekhi on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Yards / reception
Player DNA
Players who play like Sean Wilson
Background
HONORS AND AWARDS 2025 Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2025 Conference USA Honorable Mention 2025 Phil Steele All-CUSA Second Team 2025-26 Conference USA Academic Honor Roll 2025 SEASON Conference USA All-Freshman Team Conference USA Honorable Mention Phil Steele All-CUSA Second Team Appeared an...
The receiver room · Delaware
- #18Sean Wilson850 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Jake Thaw359 receiving yards · 2025
- Bryson Graves330 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Ja'Carree Kelly304 receiving yards · 2025
- Max Patterson275 receiving yards · 2025
18 more on the roster · Delaware team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology