Stanford · W 52-24
1 catch, 18 yards
The other 7 games average 39 yards. This one was 21 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Aaaand Skinner after his catch immediately hobbled to sideline and collapsed down. That’s not good”
Share of the team's total this season.
Jaleel Skinner
Jaleel Skinner is a cornerstone for Louisville — measured against the line Jaleel Skinner joined.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.102
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Jaleel Skinner at NC State.
Against Stanford on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 18 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 5 catches for 45 yards. Louisville has thrown to him 7 times in 100 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 17 | 293 | 17.2 | 3 | 69 |
| 2025 | Louisville | 21 | 204 | 9.7 | 2 | 33 |
| 2024 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Miami | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | Miami | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 1 | 30 |
| Career | 49 | 639 | 13.0 | 6 | 69 |
Last game (Wk 9): 18 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 1 | 69 | Season-high 82 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs No. 16 SMU | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs Wake Forest | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 1 | 61 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-31@ NC State | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-20vs Florida State | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-26@ Syracuse | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-24vs Stanford | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 17 | 293 | 17.2 | 3 | 69 |
Week 4 · 2026
L 27-30
vs Wake Forest
4 rec · 82 yds · 1 TD
With L. Kienholz — 324 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 67.2 · T. Richardson — 5 rec · 85 yds
265th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +6 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
2512% of team targetsCatch rate
68%17 of 25 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
68% catch rate on 25 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 42.0 | 17.6 | 0.6 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 39.3 | 15.8 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
43.9%
215 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
61.2
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #31 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #17 of 22 ACC TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mario Cristobal and Jeff Brohm.
