UCLA · L 3-54
No catches.
Ohio State · L 16-45
No catches.
Illinois · L 17-20
2 catches, 15 yards
The other 5 games average 19 yards. This one was 4 below.
Kitchens has catches in 6 of Maryland’s 8 games: none against UCLA and Ohio State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jayden Kitchens
A game that shows it: 50 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Rutgers — Week 7, 2026.
111 receiving yards · 10 catches · 0 receiving TD
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Illinois on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 15 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 10 catches for 111 yards. Maryland has thrown to him 12 times in 233 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 | Maryland | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 0 | 31 |
| Career | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 0 | 31 |
Last game (Wk 9): 15 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-35vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-54vs UCLA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-48@ Nebraska | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-37vs Rutgers | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 50 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20vs Illinois | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 0 | 31 |
Week 7 · 2026
L 30-37
vs Rutgers
3 rec · 50 yds
With M. Washington — 263 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.3 · 56 rush yds (9 car) · B. McFerson — 36.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 20.8 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.3 | 16.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
56.1%
298 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #453 at the position.
