Receiver, Washington State, 2023–⁠26

Branden Ganashamoorthy

Number
No. 8
Height
6′3″
Weight
199 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Monroe, WA

Branden Ganashamoorthy plays receiver for Washington State. Last time out, at Oregon State: 11 catches, 147 yards, 1 TD, career highs in catches and receiving yards. Ganashamoorthy leads Washington State in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

26 catches, 343 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 11 catches ★, 147 yards ★, 1 TD at Oregon State, L 30–⁠48

Next game: vs. Boise State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 11@KSU
  2. 67DUQ
  3. 67ARIZ
  4. 28FRES
  5. 23@USU
  6. 147@ORST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

11catches, career highat Oregon State, 2026147receiving yards, career highat Oregon State, 2026

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Washington State5459.0119
2025Washington State5428.4019
2026Washington State2634313.2346
Career3643011.9446

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Washington State8WRRS
2024Washington State8WRFr.
2025Washington State8WRSo.
2026Washington State8WRJr.6′3″199

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2024Washington State60.63––3.7–
2025Washington State13-0.18––-2.4–
2026Washington State530.3135th (n=829)0.4316.612%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Washington State 7 games, 26 catches, 343 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6atWashingtonL 10–⁠24––––1
Sep 12atKansas StateL 7–⁠34111011–
Sep 19vs.DuquesneW 48–⁠7467123–
Sep 26vs.ArizonaL 24–⁠34467146–
Oct 3vs.Fresno StateL 6–⁠26328018–
Oct 9atUtah StateL 16–⁠1732309–
Oct 17atOregon StateL 30–⁠4811147140–
2025 Washington State 4 games, 5 catches, 42 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.IdahoW 13–⁠101101–
Sep 20vs.WashingtonL 24–⁠591808–
Nov 29vs.Oregon StateW 32–⁠8119019–
Dec 22 ✦vs.Utah StateW 34–⁠2121409–
2024 Washington State 4 games, 5 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Portland StateW 70–⁠301404–
Oct 19vs.Hawai’iW 42–⁠10226019–
Nov 9vs.Utah StateW 49–⁠281606–
Dec 27 ✦vs.SyracuseL 35–⁠521919–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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