Wayne Harris
Wayne Harris
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 35 | 383 | 10.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 402 | 10.6 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | -- | 211 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 2 | -- | 211 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 21–17
vs Merrimack
2 rec · 9 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kent State
Returning around him
- 11% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shawn Harris Jr.’s 2023 season.
Matches Shawn on
Differs from Shawn on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Antwan Davis’s path through Ball State.
Matches Antwan on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Diore Hubbard's sophomore season at West Virginia (2025).
Matches Diore on
Differs from Diore on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #2396
Peaked at #2396 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+1916%
Up 1916% from first season to most-recent.
Background
2026 (R-Sophomore) Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team (PR) Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Second Team (WR) 2025 (R-Freshman) Academic All-MAC Finish regular season ranked 6th in punt return touchdowns (1) Finish regular season ranked 8th in punt returns (13.2 yards per return) Played in all...