Javin Whatley

#6 · WR · Sr. · Arizona5′10″ · 167 lb · Rockmart, GA

Javin Whatley is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arizona.

Whatley moves the chains on third down. Arrived at Arizona from Chattanooga. On tape: 168 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Weber State, Week 2, 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.

Tahj WashingtonMemphis · 2020 · 80% season match
Derius DavisTCU · 2022 · 78% season match
D.J. MatthewsIndiana · 2022 · 74% season match
Lincoln VictorWashington State · 2021 · 72% season match
Kenny OdomUTEP · 2025 · 70% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Arizona	41	490	12.0	5	85
Career		41	490	12.0	5	85

Season	Team
2025	Arizona	8	36	98
Career		8	36	98

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 40-6vs Hawai'i	3	38	12.7	0	29
Wk 2	W 48-3vs Weber State	5	168	33.6	2	85	Season-high 168 yds
Wk 3	W 23-17vs Kansas State	5	31	6.2	0	11
Wk 5	L 14-39@ No. 14 Iowa State	4	27	6.8	0	10
Wk 6	W 41-13vs Oklahoma State	5	52	10.4	1	21
Wk 7	L 27-33vs No. 18 BYU	3	12	4.0	0	9
Wk 8	L 28-31@ Houston	7	42	6.0	0	11
Wk 10	W 52-17@ Colorado	1	34	34.0	1	34
Wk 11	W 24-20vs Kansas	2	16	8.0	0	9
Wk 12	W 30-24@ No. 22 Cincinnati	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Wk 13	W 41-17vs Baylor	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 14	W 23-7@ Arizona State	2	25	12.5	0	16
Bowl	L 19-24vs SMU	3	47	15.7	1	28
Total		41	490	12.0	5	85

Signature game

Week 2 · 2025

W 48-3

vs Weber State

5 rec · 168 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 45-point win at home against Weber State.

With N. Fifita — 373 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.9 · M. Salgado-Medina — 38 yards per punt · 1 punts · 38 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Colorado · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.49Fifita to Whatley: a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · Kansas State · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA −3.82Javin Whatley pass intercepted Qua Moss return for no gain to the KSU 15
Week 10 · Colorado · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Javin Whatley 13 Yd Run
Week 1 · SMU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Fifita to Whatley: a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Noah Fifita pass complete to Javin Whatley for 21 yds for a TD (Michael Salgado-Medina KICK)
Week 7 · BYU · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.91Noah Fifita pass complete to Javin Whatley for 9 yds to the ARIZ 41 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Houston · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA −1.66Noah Fifita pass complete to Javin Whatley for 9 yds to the HOU 41 Arizona Penalty, Offensive holding (Tre Spivey) to the ARIZ 49
Week 8 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.52Noah Fifita pass complete to Javin Whatley for a loss of 2 yards to the ARIZ 39
Week 3 · Kansas State · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.44Noah Fifita pass complete to Javin Whatley for 7 yds to the KSU 4 for a
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1st and 5 · Q2 · EPA −1.43Javin Whatley run for no gain to the ARIZ 40

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

17%9 of his 52 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 50 (#224 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

50Rotational starter #224 of 485 · 2025?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: long catch (98th percentile). Strength: rush tds (85th percentile). Concern: epa / target (4th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#454 / 798 · 43rd pct

1.9%

Catch rate#465 / 798 · 42nd pct

65.4%

Yards / catch#682 / 798 · 15th pct

8.1

Explosive rate#693 / 798 · 13th pct

3.8%

EPA / target#767 / 798 · 4th pct

-0.01

Box-score rates (7)

Long catch#13 / 558 · 98th pct

Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct

Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct

Rush yards#76 / 287 · 73rd pct

Receptions#178 / 558 · 68th pct

Rec yards#230 / 558 · 59th pct

490

Yards / catch#339 / 558 · 39th pct

12.0

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 · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.3	45.3	12.5	0.4
Road5g	3.0	25.2	11.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.0	53.6	12.8	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	2.2	19.2	11.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Brennan

Pass share

49.7%

447 pass / 452 run

Plays / game

69.2

13 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

445 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

41 catches, 8 carries and 1 pass attempt in 13 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

50 · #224 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #27 of 55 Big 12 WRs

How the All-Big 12 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).