Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Total | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 26 |
#88
Zeke Wimbush
Junior tight end for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Ashburn, VA · Stone Bridge HS
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Virginia Tech)
The numbers
51
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 12.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 36 yds, vs Gardner-Webb
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2023.
Zeke Wimbush
The receipt on tape: 36 rec yds, 2 receptions against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2026.
51 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Stone Bridge
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Liberty
NFL
NFL Draft
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In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Virginia Tech
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Liberty1-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 25.5 YDS/g, 12.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
2 rec · 36 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 49 LONG · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
Game log
Background
Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from Virginia Tech Saw playing time in 24 games during the 2023-25 season Member of the Virginia Tech specials teams units in 2024 and 2025 Finished the 2025 season with 11 games played Finished the 2024 season with 13 games played Redshirted during the 202...
The tight end room · Liberty
- #48Caleb Ryan87 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Kelsey Johnson33 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Bo Burklow1 game · 2025
- #88Zeke Wimbush2 games · 2026
- #84Breckan Kirbyno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Liberty team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology