Tulane · W 42-19
1 catch, 16 yards
The other 7 games average 37 yards. This one was 21 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
AJ Wilson
Transferred to UTSA from Houston Christian. One game to point at: 83 receiving yards and 9 receptions against Texas State — Week 2, 2026.
276 receiving yards · 21 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
UTSA Athletics Oct 23Against Tulane on Oct. 24: 1 catch for 16 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 21 catches for 276 yards. UTSA has thrown to him 34 times in 245 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 8): 16 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 83 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 6-30@ No. 1 Texas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-45vs Colorado State | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 40 | |
| Wk 5 | W 16-14@ Rice | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Florida | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-34vs Navy | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-19@ Tulane | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 21 | 276 | 13.1 | 1 | 40 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 31-26
at Texas State
The plays that mattered most
292nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3414% of team targetsCatch rate
62%21 of 34 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
62% catch rate on 34 targets · 14% of the team's targets · 57% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 14-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 41.0 | 17.9 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 28.0 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 37.1 | 13.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #265 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #28 of 51 American Athletic WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
