Ashton Hollins

Every transfer is a wager; Ashton Hollins and Georgia Southern are still waiting to see how this one pays.

WR · Georgia Southern · Sr. · #2

6′5″ · 200 lb · Mobile, AL · George County (Miss.)

Transferred Illinois → Georgia Southern for 2026

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Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETat Jacksonville StateAmFirst StadiumJacksonville State by 3

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Long catch: 82nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

203

receiving yards · 2026

13 catches · 2 TD · 15.6 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD, vs Charleston Southern

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2022.
Transferred from Illinois to Georgia Southern in 2026.

His career, year by year

Ashton Hollins

WR · Georgia Southern · Sr · #2

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15

Ashton Hollins arrives at Georgia Southern with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

203REC YDS13REC2REC TD

Read the story so far

Ashton Hollins arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at WR for Georgia Southern.

On the field, the headline is 203 rec yds, with 13 rec.

He inherited the WR job from Camden Brown (3-star).

WR successioncontinuity

Inherited fromCamden Brown 3★

Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.

season totals
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced

2024Illinois10-3HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

2026Georgia Southern1-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (82nd percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (25th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Long catch#10 / 57 · 82nd pct

Yards / catch#16 / 57 · 73rd pct

15.6

Rec TDs#13 / 57 · 65th pct

Rec yards#23 / 57 · 61st pct

203

Receptions#32 / 57 · 35th pct

Fumbles lost#8 / 14 · 25th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 6.5 REC/g, 102 YDS/g, 16.4 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Georgia Southern	13	203	15.6	2	--
2025	Illinois	4	108	27.0	1	--
2024	Illinois	2	40	20.0	0	--
2023	Illinois	9	119	13.2	0	--
Career		28	470	16.8	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 31–0

vs Charleston Southern

8 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.

With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +4.47Ashton Hollins 57 Yd pass from Max Johnson (Tripp Bryant Kick)
Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +1.42(14:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Johnson pass complete short left to #2 A.Hollins caught at GASO33, for 10 yards to the GASO38 (#4 J.Hancock), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.31(02:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Johnson pass complete short middle to #2 A.Hollins caught at GASO35, for 10 yards to the GASO40 fumbled by #2 A.Hollins at GASO40 forced by #33 B.McDonald recovered by CSU #6 A.Dixon at GASO40, End Of Play
Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +0.87(12:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Johnson pass complete short left to #2 A.Hollins caught at CSU44, for 4 yards to the CSU38 (#4 J.Hancock; #95 C.Atkins), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +0.73(01:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Johnson pass complete short right to #2 A.Hollins caught at CSU40, for 16 yards to the CSU28 (#33 B.McDonald), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.55(10:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Johnson pass complete short right to #2 A.Hollins caught at GASO32, for 2 yards to the GASO32 (#30 J.Coleman)
Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.43(02:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Johnson pass complete short left to #2 A.Hollins caught at GASO20, for 2 yards to the GASO26 (#36 A.Brown)
Week 1 · Charleston Southern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.07(11:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Johnson pass complete short right to #2 A.Hollins caught at GASO15, for 5 yards to the GASO15 (#19 A.Paulk)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-0vs Charleston Southern	8	106	13.3	1	57	Season-high 106 yds
Wk 2	L 7-22@ Clemson	5	97	19.4	1	42
Total		13	203	16.4	2	57

The receiver room · Georgia Southern

#15Taylor BradshawWR · Sr.131 receiving yards · 2025
#2Ashton HollinsWR · Sr.108 receiving yards · 2025
#19Josh DallasWR · Sr.68 receiving yards · 2025
#88Alex TaylorWR · Jr.27 receiving yards · 2025
#26Antavious MurphyWR · Jr.11 receiving yards · 2025

12 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Ashton Hollins

2022

2026

2026 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Possession Receiver

Background

The receiver room · Georgia Southern