USC · L 30-49
No catches.
UAB · W 21-14
No catches.
Chaney has catches in 6 of Louisiana’s 8 games: none against USC and UAB.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Trenton Chaney
Second year in the same receiving corps at Louisiana. A game that shows it: 45 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Troy — Week 7, 2026.
217 receiving yards · 17 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Southern Miss on Oct. 24: 3 catches for 35 yards, 0 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 6 games drawn here: 17 catches for 217 yards. Louisiana has thrown to him 23 times in 166 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 8): 35 receiving yards, 3 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-32@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35@ Southern Miss | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 19 | |
| Total | 17 | 217 | 12.8 | 1 | 41 |
Week 8 · 2026
L 31-35
3 rec · 35 yds · 1 TD
With L. Winfield — 299 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 34.6 · M. Golding — 36.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 45 long
The plays that mattered most
402nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2312% of team targetsCatch rate
74%17 of 23 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
74% catch rate on 23 targets · 12% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 35.3 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 37.0 | 14.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 36.4 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 35.0 | 11.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #323 at the position.
The No. 2,251 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt as a redshirt freshman.
2026 is in progress.
Sun Belt Conference
