Junior wide receiver for Delaware. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 170 lb · Gainesville, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026
14 catches · 1 TD · 15.1 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 123 yds, 1 TD, at UAlbany
His career numbers, season by seasonJa'Carree Kelly
Moves the chains on third down. Second year in the New Hampshire receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 123 rec yds, 6 receptions against UAlbany — Week 1, 2026.
211 REC YDS · 14 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ryan Carty, all pass-leaning offenses — 8-7 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 5.0 | 78.0 | 15.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 66.5 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 70.3 | 13.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #30 of 52 Conference USA WRs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-28@ UAlbany | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 1 | 45 | Season-high 123 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 3-66@ Syracuse | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 123 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 42-35vs Stonehill | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 32 | |
| Total | 14 | 211 | 13.1 | 1 | 45 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Delaware
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Delaware
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Delaware · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #115
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jalen Claiborne’s 2014 season.
Matches Jalen on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Treyvhon Saunders’s path through Colgate.
Treyvhon Saunders
Taco Dowler
Tanner Beaman
Deuce Oliver
Matches Treyvhon on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Grady O'Neill's junior season at Sam Houston (2026).
Matches Grady on
Differs from Grady on
Player DNA
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