Stonka Burnside, Memphis WR: the 2026 season story
Stonka Burnside is a sophomore wide receiver for Memphis (American Athletic). He ranks 169th of 988 wide receivers in Division I by the Player Index, which judges every wide receiver on the measures that matter at the position, adjusted for the opponents he faced.
Scouting report
Why it matters. Knowing the one or two things a player does best, and where he is ordinary, says more than any single total. Stonka Burnside's strongest measure is target success rate at 61%, 49th of 485 (the average is 49%). His weakest is catches of 20+ at 3, 309th of 485 (the average is 5).
Season production
Why it matters. Totals reward staying healthy and getting the ball; per-game numbers show how much he really carries each week. His receiving yards per game, 54, ranks 114th among 485 ranked wide receivers.
Against every wide receiver
Why it matters. Splitting the measures into how much, how well and how many big plays shows what kind of wide receiver he is. Among ranked wide receivers he sits, on average, in the 71st percentile for volume, 72nd for efficiency and 46th for impact.
The season, game by game
Why it matters. A season average can hide a player who is great one week and absent the next; game by game shows how dependable he is. Over 8 games, Stonka Burnside's best came in week 7 at Tulane and his quietest in week 3 against UT Martin.
When it matters
Why it matters. Plenty of players produce in easy situations; the ones who keep it up on third down and against good teams are the ones coaches trust.
Where he does his damage
Why it matters. Where and how a player makes his plays shows how his team uses him and what a defense has to take away.
National and conference
Why it matters. A national rank shows how a player stacks up beyond his own league, where the competition can be very different. Stonka Burnside is 138th of 485 FBS wide receivers and 10th of 42 in the American Athletic. Next up nationally is T.Y. Harding of Massachusetts, 0.01 ahead on the index.
Wide receivers like him
Why it matters. Comparing a player with his closest statistical matches puts his season in context beyond the rankings. His closest match this season is Reece Vander Zee of Iowa.
