Receiver, Missouri (from Ole Miss), 2023–⁠26

Cayden Lee

Number
No. 19
Height
5′11″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Kennesaw, GA

Cayden Lee plays receiver for Missouri, after Ole Miss (2023–⁠25). Lee is No. 9 in FBS in receiving yards this season. Last time out, at Ole Miss: 5 catches, 62 yards.

2026 so far

45 catches, 652 yards, 5 TD

No. 9 in FBS in receiving yards

Last game: 5 catches, 62 yards at Ole Miss, L 3–⁠31

Next game: at Arkansas, Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 80UAPB
  2. 120@KU
  3. 30TROY
  4. 156@MSST
  5. 110FLA
  6. 94TA&M
  7. 62@MISS

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
874
Receiving yards, 2024 (Ole Miss, 10–⁠3)
National rank
No. 9
In FBS in receiving yards, 2026

Career highs

11catches, career highat Mississippi State, 2026156receiving yards, career highat Mississippi State, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highat Mississippi State, 2026

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Ole Miss511422.8251
2024Ole Miss5787415.3258
2025Ole Miss4463514.4362
2026Missouri4565214.5547
Career1512,27515.11262

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Ole Miss19WRFr.
2024Ole Miss19WRSo.
2025Ole Miss19WRJr.
2026Missouri19WRSr.5′11″180

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
2023Ole Miss71.24––8.7–
2024Ole Miss671.1375th (n=581)0.9275.67%
2025Ole Miss620.6378th (n=1040)0.4639.26%
2026Missouri670.5565th (n=829)0.4337.014%

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 Missouri 7 games, 45 catches, 652 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 54–⁠14480147–
Sep 11atKansasW 38–⁠216120127–
Sep 19vs.TroyW 27–⁠17430023–
Sep 26atMississippi StateL 24–⁠3111156237–
Oct 3vs.FloridaW 45–⁠178110029–
Oct 10vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠6794132–
Oct 17atOle MissL 3–⁠31562043–
2025 Ole Miss 15 games, 44 catches, 635 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Georgia StateW 63–⁠721309–
Sep 6atKentuckyW 30–⁠231808–
Sep 13vs.ArkansasW 41–⁠35375062–
Sep 20vs.TulaneW 45–⁠10260047–
Sep 27vs.LSUW 24–⁠19470132–
Oct 11vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠21356135–
Oct 18atGeorgiaL 35–⁠431707–
Oct 25atOklahomaW 34–⁠26360031–
Nov 1vs.South CarolinaW 30–⁠14110010–
Nov 8vs.The CitadelW 49–⁠0253131–
Nov 15vs.FloridaW 34–⁠24448019–
Nov 28atMississippi StateW 38–⁠19777021–
Dec 20 ✦vs.TulaneW 41–⁠1021208–
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 39–⁠34419012–
Jan 8 ✦vs.MiamiL 27–⁠31567023–
2024 Ole Miss 13 games, 57 catches, 874 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.FurmanW 76–⁠0478135–
Sep 7vs.Middle TennesseeW 52–⁠3464025–
Sep 14atWake ForestW 40–⁠658302618
Sep 21vs.Georgia SouthernW 52–⁠13131031–
Sep 28vs.KentuckyL 17–⁠20219015–
Oct 5atSouth CarolinaW 27–⁠3222020–
Oct 12atLSUL 26–⁠299132033–
Oct 26vs.OklahomaW 26–⁠14459028–
Nov 2atArkansasW 63–⁠315127058–
Nov 9vs.GeorgiaW 28–⁠10481026–
Nov 23atFloridaL 17–⁠24694123–
Nov 29vs.Mississippi StateW 26–⁠14327012–
Jan 2 ✦vs.DukeW 52–⁠20857013–
2023 Ole Miss 3 games, 5 catches, 114 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.MercerW 73–⁠7134134–
Nov 18vs.UL MonroeW 35–⁠3151151–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Penn StateW 38–⁠25329012–

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

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