Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Total | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
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Chris Lofton
Senior wide receiver for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Columbia, SC
Returning to App State for 2026
The numbers
33
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 11 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 33 yds, at East Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with James Madison in 2023.
- Transferred from James Madison to Gardner-Webb in 2025.
Chris Lofton
James Madison to Gardner-Webb — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 33 rec yds, 3 receptions against East Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
33 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with James Madisonout of A.C. Flora
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 33.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
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 | App State | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · App State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (38 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
The receiver room · App State
- #8Dalton Stroman665 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Sam Mbake207 receiving yards · 2025
- #16Alex Sanchez91 receiving yards · 2025
- #12William Fowles86 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Chris Lofton1 game · 2026
18 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology