Buffalo · W 33-20
No catches.
Liberty · L 10-49
No catches.
Resar has catches in 6 of Florida International’s 8 games: none against Buffalo and Liberty.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
James Resar
James Resar takes over from Dallas Payne at Florida International.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Middle Tennessee on Oct. 20: 1 catch for 12 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 18 catches for 174 yards. Florida International has thrown to him 28 times in 205 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.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 18 | 174 | 9.7 | 1 | 21 |
| Career | 18 | 174 | 9.7 | 1 | 21 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-3vs Long Island University | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 6 | W 22-3vs New Mexico State | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Jacksonville State | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 46 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 23-26vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 18 | 174 | 9.7 | 1 | 21 |
Week 1 · 2026
L 9-19
The plays that mattered most
495th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +2 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
3213% of team targetsCatch rate
56%18 of 32 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
56% catch rate on 32 targets · 13% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 25.7 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 32.3 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 32.4 | 9.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
50.7%
272 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
67.1
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #62 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirk Ferentz and Willie Simmons.
