Sam Houston · W 35-3
No catches.
Kennesaw State · W 34-6
No catches.
Wimbush has catches in 6 of Liberty’s 8 games: none against Sam Houston and Kennesaw State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Zeke Wimbush
On tape: 36 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2026.
103 receiving yards · 9 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Florida International on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 15 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 9 catches for 103 yards. Liberty has thrown to him 10 times in 136 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 1 | 26 |
| Career | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 1 | 26 |
Last game (Wk 9): 15 receiving yards, 2 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 | 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 |
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-14@ Delaware | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Florida International | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Total | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 1 | 26 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 49-10
2 rec · 15 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 39-point win at home against Florida International.
With D. Purdie — 227 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.4 · 24 rush yds (4 car) · J. Monteiro — 3 rec · 27 yds
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +11 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
106% of team targetsCatch rate
90%9 of 10 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
90% catch rate on 10 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 23.7 | 15.2 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
34.9%
173 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
198 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #111 at the position.
The No. 2,062 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Conference USA as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brent Pry, Philip Montgomery and Jamey Chadwell.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
