Jalil Farooq

#1 · WR · Sr. · Maryland6′2″ · 213 lb · Lanham, MD · Dr. Henry Wise

Jalil Farooq is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Maryland.

Farooq moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 110 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Michigan State, Week 14, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Louis BrownBaylor · 2026 · 89% season match
J.J. JonesNorth Carolina · 2023 · 88% season match
Myles ButlerMiddle Tennessee · 2025 · 82% season match
Kaden PratherWest Virginia · 2022 · 81% season match
Jack BechLSU · 2021 · 77% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Maryland	58	545	9.4	4	29
2024	Oklahoma	3	58	19.3	0	47
2023	Oklahoma	45	694	15.4	2	49
2022	Oklahoma	37	466	12.6	5	41
2021	Oklahoma	4	69	17.2	0	30
Career		147	1,832	12.5	11	49

Season	Team
2025	Maryland	2	8	--	46
2024	Oklahoma	--	--	--	--
2023	Oklahoma	17	95	422	--
2022	Oklahoma	15	140	281	--
2021	Oklahoma	--	--	--	--
Career		34	243	703	46

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 39-7vs Florida Atlantic	4	43	10.8	0	24
Wk 2	W 20-9vs Northern Illinois	5	55	11.0	0	20
Wk 3	W 44-17vs Towson	5	53	10.6	0	18
Wk 4	W 27-10@ Wisconsin	3	31	10.3	0	12
Wk 6	L 20-24vs Washington	8	51	6.4	0	16
Wk 7	L 31-34vs Nebraska	2	15	7.5	0	8
Wk 8	L 17-20@ UCLA	4	29	7.3	1	10
Wk 10	L 10-55vs No. 2 Indiana	4	43	10.8	0	21
Wk 11	L 20-35@ Rutgers	3	9	3.0	0	5
Wk 12	L 6-24@ Illinois	5	35	7.0	0	13
Wk 13	L 20-45vs No. 18 Michigan	5	71	14.2	1	29
Wk 14	L 28-38vs Michigan State	10	110	11.0	2	24	Season-high 110 yds
Total		58	545	9.4	4	29

Signature game

Week 14 · 2025

L 28-38

vs Michigan State · neutral site

10 rec · 110 yds · 2 TD

With M. Washington — 459 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 67.8 · 18 rush yds (7 car) · B. McFerson — 42.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.79Martin to Farooq: a 0-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 17 · Q3 · EPA +2.77Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 24 yds to the MD 42 for a
Week 14 · Michigan State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Washington to Farooq: a 24-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Washington · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.64Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 10 yds to the WASH 39 for a
Week 14 · Michigan State · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Washington to Farooq: a 19-yard pass.
Week 6 · Washington · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.49Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 16 yds to the WASH 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · UCLA · 1st and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.32Washington to Farooq: an 8-yard touchdown pass.
Week 12 · Illinois · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.25Washington to Farooq: a 13-yard pass.
Week 14 · Michigan State · 1st and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Washington to Farooq: a 7-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.95Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 9 yds to the MD 38 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

58 rec · 545 yds · 4 TD

53 of 58 receptions matched to play-by-play

33 of 76 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

7616% of team targets

Catch rate

70%53 of 76 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

27% of targets (9)

89%catch rate

Air -3.0 · YAC 11.1 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

52% of targets (17)

82%catch rate

Air 3.1 · YAC 4.9 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

15% of targets (5)

40%catch rate

Air 13.6 · YAC 4.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

6% of targets (2)

0%catch rate

Air 20.0 avg

70% catch rate on 76 targets · 16% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

26%19 of his 74 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2021Oklahoma11-2HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning

2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 58 (#143 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

58Quality starter #143 of 485 · 2025?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (87th percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: explosive rate (14th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#323 / 798 · 60th pct

70.3%

EPA / target#483 / 798 · 40th pct

0.35

Yards / catch#625 / 798 · 22nd pct

9.1

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Explosive rate#684 / 798 · 14th pct

4.1%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#73 / 558 · 87th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Rec TDs#152 / 558 · 68th pct

Rec yards#183 / 558 · 67th pct

545

Rush yards#165 / 287 · 41st pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Long catch#483 / 558 · 13th pct

Yards / catch#488 / 558 · 12th pct

9.4

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 in 2025. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.7	47.3	10.2	0.1
Road4g	3.8	26.0	6.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.5	41.3	9.4	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	5.2	49.5	8.9	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Pass share

61.9%

491 pass / 302 run

Plays / game

66.1

12 games

Team sack rate

1.8%

505 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

58 catches and 2 carries in 12 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

58 · #143 of 485 WRs · 2025

Former four-star. Now #143 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #19 of 61 Big Ten WRs

How the All-Big Ten base rate is computed

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%).