Receiver, Texas (from North Carolina A&T, Cincinnati, Wake Forest), 2021–⁠26

Sterling Berkhalter

Lettered 2023–⁠24 at Cincinnati (school media guide)

Number
No. 18
Height
6′3″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Sterling Berkhalter plays receiver for Texas, after North Carolina A&T (2021–⁠22), Cincinnati (2023–⁠24) and Wake Forest (2025). Last time out, against UTSA: 1 catch, 8 yards.

2026 so far

3 catches, 34 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 8 yards vs. UTSA, W 30–⁠6

Next game: vs. Ole Miss, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 26TXST
  2. 8UTSA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

90receiving yards, career highvs. Edward Waters, 2022

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021North Carolina A&T351.706
2022North Carolina A&T2841414.8242
2024Cincinnati1119117.4161
2025Wake Forest3041613.9251
2026Texas33411.3017
Career751,06014.1561

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021North Carolina A&T18WRYr 1
2022North Carolina A&T18WRYr 2
2023Cincinnati18WRYr 3
2024Cincinnati18WRYr 4
2025Wake Forest18WRYr 5
2026Texas18WRSr. (Yr 6)6′3″196

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
2022North Carolina A&T (FCS)200.80––16.05%
2024Cincinnati111.48––16.3–
2025Wake Forest490.5261st (n=1040)0.4625.56%
2026Texas31.92––5.8–

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 Texas 2 games, 3 catches, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠7226017
Sep 19vs.UTSAW 30–⁠61808
2025 Wake Forest 12 games, 30 catches, 416 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Kennesaw StateW 10–⁠9334018
Sep 6vs.Western CarolinaW 42–⁠10272151
Sep 11vs.NC StateL 24–⁠34343026
Sep 27vs.Georgia TechL 29–⁠30250039
Oct 11atOregon StateW 39–⁠14326011
Oct 25vs.SMUW 13–⁠12558022
Nov 1atFlorida StateL 7–⁠42113013
Nov 8atVirginiaW 16–⁠91909
Nov 15vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠12219013
Nov 22vs.DelawareW 52–⁠14242123
Nov 29atDukeL 32–⁠49116016
Jan 2 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 43–⁠29534015
2024 Cincinnati 7 games, 11 catches, 191 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.TowsonW 38–⁠20270161
Sep 7vs.PittsburghL 27–⁠28226015
Sep 14atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠161606
Sep 21vs.HoustonW 34–⁠0360047
Oct 19vs.Arizona StateW 24–⁠141909
Nov 23atKansas StateL 15–⁠411909
Nov 30vs.TCUL 13–⁠20111011
2022 North Carolina A&T 10 games, 28 catches, 414 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠431707
Sep 17atDukeL 20–⁠491909
Sep 24vs.South Carolina StateW 41–⁠27331022
Oct 1vs.BryantW 24–⁠13563125
Oct 15vs.Edward WatersW 45–⁠7490042
Oct 22atRobert MorrisW 38–⁠14237134
Oct 29vs.CampbellW 45–⁠38232023
Nov 5vs.Norfolk StateW 49–⁠24338021
Nov 12vs.Charleston SouthernW 20–⁠10563024
Nov 19atGardner-WebbL 17–⁠38244040
2021 North Carolina A&T 1 game, 3 catches, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atDukeL 17–⁠453506

No box score in the source for Sep 25 vs. North Carolina Central, so that game is not listed.

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

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