#4

Tim Grear Jr.

WR · Akron · Sr. · #4

Returning to Akron for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Tim Grear Jr.

WR · Akron · Sr · #4

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#43 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
2024
2025

Played his entire career under Joe Moorhead.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning
2024Fresno State6-7HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Akron1417812.71--
2024Fresno State44611.50--
2023Fresno State79213.11--
Career2531612.62--
SeasonTeam
2025Akron----------
2024Fresno State----------
2023Fresno State----24----
Career----24----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 51–7

vs Duquesne

1 rec · 15 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 44-point win at home against Duquesne.

How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Akron

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Akron

Returning around him

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #104 · 2026 recruiting class #129

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 Cyrus Allen’s 2024 season.

Cyrus Allen

84%match

Texas A&M · 2024

NFL Rd 5
#2

RJ Garcia II

Kansas State · 2023

80%
#3

Jeff Foreman

Arkansas State · 2021

79%
#4

Solomon Davis

Central Michigan · 2024

78%
#5

Jared Brown

South Carolina · 2024

78%

Matches Cyrus on

Weight
Reception volume
TD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to RJ Garcia II's junior season at Kansas State (2023).

RJ Garcia II

94%match

Kansas State · 2023

#2

Tre Shackelford

Tulane · 2025

82%
#3

Austin Upshaw

SMU · 2022

78%
#4

Cyrus Allen

Texas A&M · 2024

NFL Rd 5
74%
#5

Caleb Goodie

Cincinnati · 2025

74%

Matches RJ on

Reception volume
Class year
EPA / play (adj)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2224

Final rank
#2608
Avg #2460.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2224 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2025
92.02023
46.02024
1782025

+93%

Up 93% from first season to most-recent.