2026 Elite Devy Stacks
QB/WR Duos set to Break Out
Chemistry is everything. In devy, the right quarterback-receiver connection launches careers, inflates draft boards, and turns league managers into legends. This article will discuss eight pairings across the Power Four conferences that are primed with elite chemistry set to dominate the 2026 season.
The BIG10 Power Couples
Oregon Ducks
QB - Dante Moore & WR - Dakorien Moore
If you live in Eugene then you want Moore. I don’t mean more as in an abundance of something, but Moore as Dante & Dakorien. Quarterback, Dante Moore put together a strong season in first season as the Oregon starter. He had 296 completions on 412 attempts for 3,565 yards — establishing himself as a legitimate Power Four quarterback capable of threading tight windows with precision. Now, the question is who becomes his go-to target in Year 2. With Kenyon Sadiq and Malik Benson both off to the NFL, that door has swung wide open for sophomore wide receiver, Dakorien Moore. His 12% target share last season may not leap off the page, but context matters enormously: he was operating in the shadow of two proven veterans with NFL futures. The Ducks' offense doesn't slow down — it accelerates. Dakorien's elite speed is now primed to lead the offense that Dante commands. This isn't a connection that needs to develop. It's one that's began brewing last season. Devy managers who sleep on this pairing in Year 2 may find themselves watching Dakorien turn a 20%+ target share into a breakout that turns heads in Pacific Northwest and across the nation.
Michigan Wolverines
QB - Bryce Underwood & WR - Andrew Marsh
Two freshmen in 2025. One breakout loading for 2026. Bryce Underwood arrived in Ann Arbor as one of the most hyped quarterback recruits in recent memory. However, his freshman season was subpar compared to the hype around his name. Underwood had 202 completions for only 2,428 yards, but the talent was visible. On the other hand, freshman wide receiver, Andrew Marsh, was the quiet overachiever. His 17.6% target share as a true freshman was done while finishing second in targets on the team. But his 45 receptions and 651 in receiving yards led the team. Now, with top receiving target of 2025, Donovan McCulley departing, the infrastructure of Michigan's passing game shifts. Marsh doesn't inherit a role — he inherits an empire. A target share that pushes past 20% feels not only realistic but probable for a receiver with his polished route-running at such a young age. If Underwood continues his upward trajectory and Marsh becomes the clear WR1 in the Michigan system, this could be the devy duo that defines the next two years of BIG10 football. The dream is real. It just has to be built one completion at a time.
The SEC’s Most Dangerous Connections
Texas Longhorns
QB - Arch Manning & WR - Cam Coleman
Arch Manning is a quarterback still searching for his signature connection — and in Cam Coleman, he may have just found it. The Longhorns did not produced a 1,000-yard receiver in Manning’s first year as the starter. Ryan Wingo was at the top of the Texas receiver room. He had 834 yards catching 57.4% of his 94 targets. Coleman arrives from Auburn having accumulated just over 1,300 receiving yards across two seasons, catching 66% of the balls thrown his way. A better rate than what Wingo offered on a higher target count. With 87 targets of his own last year at Auburn and the kind of hands that hold up under pressure, Coleman is already building chemistry with Manning in camp. That’s not an accident. When a quarterback of Manning’s pedigree starts to zone in on a receiver in the offseason, the results tend to follow. The SEC should brace itself. These two have the tools, the timing, and the platform to ignite something that has the entire country paying attention to football in Austin this fall.
LSU Tigers
QB - Sam Leavitt & WR - Jayce Brown
Two careers interrupted, now connecting in Baton Rouge for something the Tigers desperately need: a real passing game. Sam Leavitt's time at Arizona State came with a cheat code. First-round talent Jordyn Tyson lined up on the outside, allowing Leavitt to build confidence and rhythm against elite competition. Jayce Brown, meanwhile, spent three seasons at Kansas State doing big things with limited help. He was the team leader in receiving yards in two of those campaigns. His 712-yard, 41-reception season in his most recent year came under Avery Johnson, a quarterback whose strength was running the football, not throwing it. Now, let’s think about what Brown can do with an actual passer. LSU's receiving corps last year was thin at the top — no receiver eclipsed Barion Brown's 532 yards. That number should fall quickly now. Leavitt has the arm, Brown has the agility and crisp route-running that mirrors what Tyson used to do. The two of them together could redefine what LSU's offense looks like when the pocket holds and the ball actually goes downfield. If Leavitt stays healthy and Brown leads his receiving room for the third straight season then six hundred receiving yards feels like a floor, not a ceiling.
The ACC Headline Acts
Miami Hurricanes
QB - Darian Mensah & WR - Malachi Toney
Everything about this pairing feels like the universe conspiring in Miami's favor. Malachi Toney introduced himself to the college football world in a spectacular way with 109 receptions, 1,211 yards, and 10 touchdowns. He accomplished all of it with Carson Beck as his quarterback. Now he gets Darian Mensah, a quarterback who has improved every single year in the college ranks. Mensah has nearly 7,000 passing yards under his belt and, for the first time in his career, an elite weapon waiting for him. This is the Cam Ward blueprint. Miami's offense has proven it can sustain Heisman caliber production out of the quarterback position. Mensah has the tools — and now the talent around him — to follow that same Heisman trajectory. Toney is the perfect accelerant: a receiver who already knows how to eat in high volume, who wins at all three levels, and who will not fade into the background when the lights get bright. If Mensah continues his yearly improvement and Toney continues his rampage through opposing secondaries, this won't just be the best duo in the ACC. It'll be one of the most valuable connections in all of devy.
California Golden Bears
QB - Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele & WR - Ian Strong
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele announced himself last season with one of the more efficient freshman years a Cal quarterback has ever put together — 64.2% completion rate, 3,454 yards, and 18 touchdowns. JKS, as they call him, showed maturity well beyond his years. Now Ian Strong arrives from Rutgers as a transfer with an ascending career arc and a playing style built for the red zone. Strong is a perimeter weapon — physical, contested-catch capable, and a willing blocker who doesn't disappear on run plays. His career touchdown total has been modest, but that has less to do with him and more to do with the systems he's operated in. Put him in an offense with a clean, fundamental quarterback running a modern system, and the red-zone opportunities will multiply. Double-digit receiving touchdowns feel attainable for the first time in his career. JKS has the accuracy to find him in traffic; Strong has the size and hands to win when it matters. For a Cal program looking to make noise in a loaded ACC landscape, this connection could be the defining piece of an offense ready to break through.
The BIG12’s Explosive New Entries
Oklahoma State Cowboys
QB - Drew Mestemaker & WR - Wyatt Young
This one isn't just a duo — it's a movement. Drew Mestemaker and Wyatt Young didn't just perform at North Texas; they dominated from Day 1. Now they're following their North Texas head coach, Eric Morris, bringing that same partnership with them to Oklahoma State. Mestemaker was a revelation as a true freshman: 4,379 passing yards (leading the nation), 34 touchdowns (second in the nation), just 9 interceptions — numbers that typically take years to build toward. Young was his most trusted option. The now junior receiver accounted for 21.5% of completions and nearly a third of all passing yards. His 70 receptions for 1,264 yards and 10 touchdowns made him the leader across the board in the receiving room. That level of production sharing between a quarterback and his top receiver is rare at any level. The chemistry isn't something that needs to be developed — it's already been forged through a full season in the fire. Now they get a Power Four stage. The BIG12 is no stranger to dominant passing duos. So, the question isn't whether they can translate. It's how fast.
Arizona State Sun Devils
QB - Cutter Boley & WR - Omarion Miller
Two transfers. One mission. Cutter Boley stepped into the starting role at Kentucky and never looked back. The 6’5” quarterback showed pocket awareness with ability to extend plays and the arm talent to deliver in tight windows. He's not a run-first option chewing up yards with his legs; he's a game processor who uses his mobility as a threat, not a crutch. Omarion Miller comes from Colorado as a big-bodied X receiver who is built for the contested catch game. He is powerful through contact, technically sound on the boundary, and disciplined enough to get his feet down on sideline catches that most receivers let go. Together, they bring a stylistic fit that's hard to manufacture: Boley needs someone who wins his route when the play breaks down, and Miller is exactly that. Arizona State already knows what it looks like to build a dangerous passing offense from scratch. If Boley and Miller find a rhythm early, the Sun Devils won't just be competitive in the BIG12 — they'll be a problem.
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This article was written by The Devy Prime, SC Romero. Thank you for reading.