Maine · W 55-3 · FCS
No catches.
Georgia Southern · L 3-19
5 catches, 82 yards
The other 6 games average 38 yards. This one was 44 above.
Lofton has catches in 7 of App State’s 8 games: none against Maine.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 5, middle 8, right 8.
Chris Lofton
A game that shows it: 90 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Charlotte — Week 3, 2026.
310 receiving yards · 23 catches · 2 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 23 | 310 | 13.5 | 2 | 42 |
| Career | 23 | 310 | 13.5 | 2 | 42 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 1 | −3 |
| Career | 1 | −3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 82 receiving yards, 5 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 1 | 29 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 31-41@ NC State | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10vs Old Dominion | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31vs James Madison | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-19@ Georgia Southern | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | 42 | |
| Total | 23 | 310 | 13.5 | 2 | 42 |
Oct. 31 · L 3-19 at Georgia Southern, play by play
5 catches for 82 yards. App State threw to him on 5 of its 28 passes.
42-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 19-3.
4 catches for 54 yards and a touchdown. App State threw to him on 9 of its 44 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. First quarter, down 7-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, down 14-10. Broken up by James Madison’s D. Kelly.
23-yard catch. Third quarter, down 21-13.
5-yard touchdown on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, made it 21-21.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 6 yards. App State threw to him on 1 of its 26 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 35-32 win.
6-yard catch on 4th and 3. Second quarter, tied 14-14. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 20 yards. App State threw to him on 1 of its 27 passes. He had no catches in the fourth quarter, as a 3-2 lead became a 10-3 loss.
20-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 25 yards. App State threw to him on 6 of its 39 passes. He was 1 of 4 on third and fourth down.
4-yard catch on 4th and 1. Third quarter, down 28-10. Converted.
13-yard catch on 3rd and 15. Third quarter, down 31-17.
Incomplete on 3rd and 2. Fourth quarter, down 38-31.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 90 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. App State threw to him on 10 of its 43 passes. He was 2 of 4 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. First quarter, up 3-0.
20-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 3-0. Converted.
29-yard catch. Second quarter, up 10-7.
15-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, up 13-7. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 33 yards. App State threw to him on 3 of its 28 passes.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
14-yard catch. Third quarter, up 17-10.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 8 · 2026
W 34-31
4 rec · 54 yds · 1 TD
Edged out James Madison at home in a shootout.
With J. Dunn — 40.5 yards per punt · 8 punts · 55 long · M. Singleton — 271 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.7
The plays that mattered most
239th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 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
3514% of team targetsCatch rate
66%23 of 35 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
66% catch rate on 35 targets · 14% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 54.7 | 16.2 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 36.5 | 10.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 34.8 | 12.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 68.0 | 14.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
51.1%
280 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #223 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Curt Cignetti, Bob Chesney and Dowell Loggains.
