Easton Messer

#8 · WR · Florida Atlantic5′9″ · 190 lb · Louisville, KY · Christian Academy Of Louisville

Receiving yards8915th of 467 receiversLast gameL 41–48at North Texas · Oct 29
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Over 100 yards in the last 3 games
Game 1: at Florida, loss 21-66, 73 receiving yards73LFLA@Game 2: against Navy, win 38-30, 179 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns179WNAVYGame 3: against Florida International, win 16-10, 83 receiving yards83WFIUGame 4: at UL Monroe, win 45-17, 15 receiving yards15WULM@Game 5: against Texas Southern, win 66-10, 88 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponent88WTXSOFCSGame 6: at Army, loss 24-56, 102 receiving yards, 1 touchdown102LARMY@Game 7: against Rice, win 51-49, 162 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns162WRICEGame 8: at North Texas, loss 41-48, 189 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns189 · season highLUNT@
Game 1: at Florida, loss 21-66, 73 receiving yardsLFLA@Game 2: against Navy, win 38-30, 179 receiving yards, 2 touchdownsWNAVYGame 3: against Florida International, win 16-10, 83 receiving yardsWFIUGame 4: at UL Monroe, win 45-17, 15 receiving yardsWULM@Game 5: against Texas Southern, win 66-10, 88 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponentWTXSOFCSGame 6: at Army, loss 24-56, 102 receiving yards, 1 touchdownLARMY@Game 7: against Rice, win 51-49, 162 receiving yards, 2 touchdownsWRICEGame 8: at North Texas, loss 41-48, 189 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns189 · season highLUNT@
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North Texas · L 41-48

16 catches, 189 yards, 3 TD

The other 7 games average 100 yards. This one was 89 above.

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891 receiving yards in 8 games, 5th in the FBS; their best was 189 at North Texas, coming on in Q4.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

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Worth knowing

  • Easton Messer was second-team All-AAC in 2025.

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 8:26 · Florida Atlantic down 10Caden Veltkamp finds Easton Messer for a 34-yard touchdownFlorida Atlantic at North Texas, week 9Q4, 8:26 · Florida Atlantic 38, North Texas 41Florida Atlantic cut the deficit to 3 in the fourth quarterFlorida Atlantic cut the deficit to 3 in the fourth quarterC.Veltkamp pass complete deep right to E.Messer caught at UNT06, for 34 yards to the UNT00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 3 of his plays on video

The season so far

31% of the catches, 34% of the yards, 39% of the touchdowns

  • Catches31%72 of 235
  • Yards34%891 of 2,635
  • Touchdowns39%9 of 23
  • A touchdown every 8.0 catches. Everyone else on the team: one every 11.6.

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

  • Easton Messer891 yards, 72 catches, 9 touchdowns
  • Kelby Valsin752 yards, 60 catches, 6 touchdowns
  • Dom Henry440 yards, 39 catches, 3 touchdowns
  • Branden Hoch152 yards, 13 catches, 2 touchdowns
  • Tucker Holloway112 yards, 8 catches, 1 touchdown
  • 10 others288 yards

Share of the team's total this season.

Every catch and target this season

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a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

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 8, middle 5, right 6.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

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