Wyatt Young
Wyatt Young led the nation in yards per route, set an AAC record with a 295-yard game, and scored 13 times. Now he's taken it to the Big 12 -- following his coach and his quarterback from North Texas to Oklahoma State.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
Eric Morris has Oklahoma State fans cautiously optimistic entering this season. With all the NFL level star power surrounding Drew Mestemaker, Caleb Hawkins & Wyatt Young it's impossible not to feel enough excitement for a successful…
— Locked On Podcast Network
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The story
His 2025 was one of the most productive receiver seasons in the country: 70 catches, 1,264 yards (third in FBS), 13 touchdowns, a nation-leading 3.69 yards per route, and an AAC single-game record 295 yards against Rice. He didn't make the jump alone -- he followed coach Eric Morris and quarterback Drew Mestemaker from North Texas to Oklahoma State, carrying a proven connection into a power conference. The forward stakes are the level-up question every G5 star faces: the efficiency was elite against the AAC, and 2026 is the proof that it holds against Big 12 defenses. With his quarterback and scheme intact, the bet is that the production travels.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-9% yards per catch, top-3% reception volume.2025 profile
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 70 | 1,264 | 18.1 | 10 | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 18 | 295 | 16.4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 88 | 1,559 | 17.7 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 3 | 16 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 3 | -7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 9 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 49–47
at San Diego State
7 rec · 55 yds
Edged out San Diego State on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Young is an efficiency and scoring machine, and our data is loud about it: a 98th-percentile touchdown rate, a 95th-percentile EPA per target, and an 88th-percentile explosive-catch rate -- a receiver who turns targets into points at an elite clip. The nation-leading 3.69 yards per route is the headline, and the 32 forced missed tackles are the after-the-catch engine behind it. He's not a 6-4 jump-ball type; he's a separation-and-YAC weapon who gets open and makes the first man miss. The only honest caveat is competition level -- these grades come against the AAC -- but with the same scheme and quarterback in the Big 12, he has every tool to keep producing.
Our classifier reads him the same way: beats you over the top.
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · North Texas
Returning around him
- 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #96 · 2026 recruiting class #135
Perception vs tape
His 2025 was one of the most productive receiver seasons in the country: 70 catches, 1,264 yards (third in FBS), 13 touchdowns, a nation-leading 3.69 yards per route, and an AAC single-game record 295 yards against Rice. He didn't make the jump alone -- he followed coach Eric Morris and quarterback Drew Mestemaker from North Texas to Oklahoma State, carrying a proven connection into a power conference.
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Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Matthew Golden’s 2024 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jayce Brown’s path through Kansas State.
Isaiah McKoy
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Nailor's sophomore season at Michigan State (2021).
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Player DNA
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Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+328%
Up 328% from first season to most-recent.