Daejon Reynolds

Junior wide receiver for UNLV. 2025: 33 catches, 471 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · UNLV · Jr. · #3

6′2″ · 210 lb · Springfield, IL

CFB Index 50 · #228 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceReturning to UNLV for 2026

How he plays

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.

Explosive rate: 95th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

471

receiving yards · 2025

33 catches · 5 TD · 14.3 per catch

Backed by 8 rec · 165 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game.

The play that turned itSwung UNLV from 15% to 63% to win.Utah State at UNLV · 29-26

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 wide receiver for UNLV. 2025: 33 catches, 471 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2021.
Transferred from Pittsburgh to UNLV in 2025.

His career, year by year

Daejon Reynolds

WR · UNLV · Jr · #3

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Daejon Reynolds has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 139 rec yds, 4 receptions against Air Force — Week 7, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Florida6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo

2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

50Rotational starter #228 of 485?

High confidenceAscending12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (95th percentile). Strength: epa / target (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (12th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#42 / 798 · 95th pct

20.5%

EPA / target#56 / 798 · 93rd pct

0.79

Yards / catch#126 / 798 · 84th pct

14.9

Catch rate#220 / 798 · 72nd pct

74.4%

TD rate#380 / 798 · 52nd pct

2.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Long catch#11 / 558 · 98th pct

Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct

Yards / catch#175 / 558 · 68th pct

14.3

Rec yards#243 / 558 · 57th pct

471

Receptions#247 / 558 · 55th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Rush yards#249 / 287 · 12th pct

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Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

31%12 of his 39 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.3	52.8	17.3	0.8
Road6g	2.2	25.7	11.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	39.7	16.7	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	38.8	11.5	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

50 · #228 of 485 WRs

Former four-star. Now #228 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot to repeat All-Mountain West

Based on 2025: #17 of 41 Mountain West WRs

How the All-Mountain West estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UNLV	33	471	14.3	5	--
2024	Pittsburgh	15	189	12.6	1	--
2023	Pittsburgh	28	316	11.3	0	--
2022	Florida	11	244	22.2	2	--
2021	Florida	1	-5	-5.0	0	--
Career		88	1,215	13.8	8	--

Season	Team
2025	UNLV	--	-2	--	--	--
2024	Pittsburgh	--	--	--	--	--
2023	Pittsburgh	1	1	--	--	--
2022	Florida	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Florida	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	-1	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 38–31

vs Idaho State

1 rec · 9 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Idaho State at home in a shootout.

With A. Colandrea — 195 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.0 · 93 rush yds (13 car) · J. Thomas — 147 rush yds (10 car) · 3 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Air Force · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +6.66Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Daejon Reynolds for 86 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 10 · New Mexico · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.30(02:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #3 D.Reynolds caught at UNM42, for 23 yards to the UNM30 (#26 C.McBean), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · UCLA · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.27Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Daejon Reynolds for 32 yds to the UCLA 38 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Utah State · 4&6 · Q3 · EPA +3.23Daejon Reynolds 9 Yd pass from Anthony Colandrea (Ramon Villela Kick)
Week 14 · Nevada · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +3.00(13:43) Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #3 D.Reynolds caught at UNLV41, for 21 yards to the UNLV48 (#12 B.Snelling; #5 M.Kenion III), 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · Nevada · 3&18 · Q4 · EPA +2.98(13:17) Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short middle to #3 D.Reynolds caught at Nevada17, for 22 yards to the Nevada13 (#12 B.Snelling), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Sam Houston · 1&8 · Q2 · EPA -2.90Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Daejon Reynolds for no gain UNLV Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Daejon Reynolds) to the SHSU 38
Week 10 · New Mexico · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61(09:00) Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #3 D.Reynolds caught at UNM00, for 7 yards to the UNM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:55 #32 R.Villela kick attempt good (H: #39 K.Melzer, LS: #36 A.McIlquham)
Week 13 · Hawai'i · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.47(11:50) Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #3 D.Reynolds caught at UH31, for 13 yards to the UH29 (#8 K.Mendiola-Jensen), 1ST DOWN
Week 7 · Air Force · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Anthony Colandrea pass complete to Daejon Reynolds for 27 yds to the AF 42 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-31vs Idaho State	1	9	9.0	1	9
Wk 1	W 38-21@ Sam Houston	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 2	W 30-23vs UCLA	1	32	32.0	0	32
Wk 4	W 41-38@ Miami (OH)	4	45	11.3	0	18
Wk 7	W 51-48vs Air Force	4	139	34.8	1	86	Season-high 139 yds
Wk 8	L 31-56@ Boise State	2	14	7.0	0	8
Wk 10	L 35-40vs New Mexico	5	78	15.6	1	35
Wk 12	W 29-26vs Utah State	3	14	4.7	1	9
Wk 13	W 38-10vs Hawai'i	6	45	7.5	1	15
Wk 14	W 42-17@ Nevada	2	43	21.5	0	22
Wk 15	L 21-38@ Boise State	3	39	13.0	0	21
Bowl	L 10-17@ Ohio	1	1	1.0	0	1
Total		33	471	14.1	5	86