Vic Wharton III

WR · California 2018 · #17

Last confirmed: California, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · 190 lb · Spring Hill, TN

Vic Wharton III: WR · California · #17.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Trever RyenIowa State · 2017 · 96% season match
Jerico RichardsonNevada · 2016 · 96% season match
Jaquil CapelApp State · 2016 · 96% season match
Desmond CainIllinois · 2015 · 94% season match
J.D. McKissicArkansas State · 2015 · 94% season match

Vic Wharton III

WR · California · Sr · #17

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. A game that shows it: 80 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Oregon State — Week 8, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

California in the news

Two key Bears players out for SaturdaySports Illustrated Oct 9
Cal made OC switch at halftimeThe Washington Post Oct 7

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	California	50	502	10.0	1
2017	California	67	871	13.0	5
2016	California	28	293	10.5	1
2014	Tennessee	5	64	12.8	1
Career		150	1,730	11.5	8

Season	Team
2018	California	2	15	68
2017	California	1	−5	89
2016	California	--	--	64
2014	Tennessee	--	--	--
Career		3	10	221

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-17vs North Carolina	3	18	6.0	0	10
Wk 2	W 21-18@ BYU	4	24	6.0	0	12
Wk 3	W 45-23vs Idaho State	4	34	8.5	0	17
Wk 5	L 24-42vs No. 19 Oregon	6	68	11.3	0	25
Wk 6	L 17-24@ Arizona	4	43	10.8	0	19
Wk 7	L 7-37vs UCLA	5	35	7.0	0	11
Wk 8	W 49-7@ Oregon State	5	80	16.0	0	55	Season-high 80 yds
Wk 9	W 12-10vs No. 15 Washington	5	45	9.0	0	14
Wk 10	L 13-19@ No. 10 Washington State	4	47	11.8	0	24
Wk 11	W 15-14@ USC	2	34	17.0	1	29
Wk 13	W 33-21vs Colorado	6	61	10.2	0	15
Wk 14	L 13-23vs Stanford	2	13	6.5	0	8
Total		50	502	10.0	1	55

Signature game

Week 11 · 2018

W 15-14

at USC

2 rec · 34 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.

With S. Coutts — 43.9 yards per punt · 8 punts · 2 inside the 20 · C. Garbers — 93 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 34 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Idaho State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −3.95Brandon McIlwain pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 17 yds Vic Wharton III fumbled, forced by Caleb Brown, recovered by IdaSt Christian McFarland
Week 11 · USC · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.44Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 29 yds for a TD (Greg Thomas KICK)
Week 8 · Oregon State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.10Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 55 yds to the OREGONST 3 for a OREGON ST Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined for a
Week 9 · Washington · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 14 yds to the Wash 46 for a
Week 10 · Washington State · 2nd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 24 yds to the Cal 46 for a
Week 2 · BYU · 4th and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.50Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 12 yds to the BYU 25 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Washington · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.22Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 12 yds to the Wash 43 for a
Week 10 · Washington State · 2nd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +1.74Brandon McIlwain pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 14 yds to the WshSt 27 for a
Week 6 · Arizona · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.74Brandon McIlwain pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 19 yds to the Ariz 48 for a
Week 1 · North Carolina · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.51Ross Bowers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 9 yds to the Cal 39 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Tennessee7-6HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning

2016California5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2017California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

2018California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: epa / target (13th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#242 / 702 · 66th pct

72.5%

Yards / catch#528 / 702 · 25th pct

10.0

TD rate#572 / 702 · 19th pct

1.4%

Explosive rate#578 / 702 · 18th pct

5.8%

EPA / target#609 / 702 · 13th pct

0.22

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#121 / 550 · 77th pct

Long catch#198 / 550 · 63rd pct

Rec yards#219 / 550 · 60th pct

502

Rush yards#131 / 277 · 53rd pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Rec TDs#384 / 550 · 22nd pct

Yards / catch#468 / 550 · 15th pct

10.0

Fumbles lost#193 / 223 · 8th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

44th → 13th percentile

Explosive rate

55th → 18th percentile

Catch rate

27th → 66th percentile

TD rate

31st → 19th percentile

Yards / catch

54th → 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.4	39.1	8.4	0.0
Road5g	3.8	45.6	12.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.3	37.0	8.3	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	46.7	11.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Justin Wilcox

Pass share

46.4%

412 pass / 475 run

Plays / game

68.2

13 games

Team sack rate

7.1%

453 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

50 catches and 2 carries in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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