Jayshon Platt

Senior wide receiver for Illinois. 2025: 46 catches, 720 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · Illinois · Sr. · #1

6′1″ · 185 lb · North Port, FL · Venice

CFB Index 66 · #100 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Florida Atlantic → Illinois for 2026

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The numbers

720

receiving yards · 2025

46 catches · 5 TD · 15.7 per catch

Backed by 9 rec · 101 yds -- top 1% catches game.

Swing playSwung Florida Atlantic from 51% to 72% to win.Florida Atlantic at Navy · 42-32

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Illinois. 2025: 46 catches, 720 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida Atlantic in 2022.
Transferred from Florida Atlantic to Illinois in 2026.
Illinois WR Jayshon Platt out for start of season (Aug 25) Reported

His career, year by year

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

Yards / catch: 89th percentile.

The full scouting read

Jayshon Platt

WR · Illinois · Sr · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Jayshon Platt has played for four head coaches in four seasons at Illinois. The receipt on tape: 121 rec yds, 5 receptions against Navy, Week 9, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Run-leaning

2023Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Tom Herman · Balanced

2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning

2025Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Zach Kittley · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

66Quality starter #100 of 485?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (89th percentile). Strength: rush tds (85th percentile). Concern: catch rate (25th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#88 / 798 · 89th pct

15.5

Explosive rate#211 / 798 · 74th pct

13.7%

EPA / target#273 / 798 · 66th pct

0.52

TD rate#364 / 798 · 54th pct

2.7%

Catch rate#599 / 798 · 25th pct

60.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct

Rec yards#99 / 558 · 82nd pct

720

Yards / catch#101 / 558 · 82nd pct

15.7

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct

Receptions#137 / 558 · 75th pct

Rush yards#76 / 287 · 73rd pct

Long catch#260 / 558 · 52nd pct

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 this season. 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).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

18%13 of his 73 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.7	76.3	19.4	0.5
Road6g	3.0	43.7	12.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	54.5	16.1	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.8	65.5	16.1	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bret Bielema

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

66 · #100 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #100 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Florida Atlantic	46	720	15.7	5	--
2024	Florida Atlantic	4	38	9.5	1	--
2023	Florida Atlantic	2	7	3.5	0	--
2022	Florida Atlantic	3	26	8.7	0	--
Career		55	791	14.4	6	--

Season	Team
2025	Florida Atlantic	3	36	608	--	--
2024	Florida Atlantic	--	--	--	--	--
2023	Florida Atlantic	--	--	29	--	--
2022	Florida Atlantic	--	--	135	--	--
Career		3	36	772	--	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Tulsa · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +5.35(06:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Veltkamp pass complete short right to #3 J.Platt caught at Tulsa39, for 47 yards to the Tulsa00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:00, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was inbounds". CALL UPHELD #37 G.Smith kick attempt good (H: #19 L.Lupo, LS: #43 J.Lee)
Week 9 · Navy · 2&15 · Q1 · EPA +4.92(12:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Veltkamp pass complete deep middle to #3 J.Platt caught at Navy01, for 43 yards to the Navy00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:17, 1ST DOWN #37 G.Smith kick attempt good (H: #19 L.Lupo, LS: #43 J.Lee)
Week 14 · East Carolina · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +3.69(10:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Veltkamp pass complete deep middle to #3 J.Platt caught at ECU40, for 36 yards to the ECU40 (#24 T.Brown), 1ST DOWN
Week 7 · UAB · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.69Easton Messer pass complete to Jayshon Platt for 48 yds for a TD (Garrison Smith KICK)
Week 12 · Tulane · 4&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.98(11:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Veltkamp pass complete short middle to #3 J.Platt caught at TLN00, for 4 yards to the TLN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:06 #37 G.Smith kick attempt good (H: #19 L.Lupo, LS: #43 J.Lee)
Week 5 · Memphis · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Jayshon Platt for 10 yds to the MEM 45 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.66Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Jayshon Platt for 31 yds to the FIU 44 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Jayshon Platt for 14 yds for a TD (Garrison Smith KICK)
Week 5 · Memphis · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.52Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Jayshon Platt for 13 yds to the FAU 43 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Memphis · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Jayshon Platt run for 10 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-39@ Maryland	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	W 56-14vs Florida A&M	5	56	11.2	1	16
Wk 3	L 28-38@ Florida International	5	90	18.0	0	38
Wk 5	L 26-55vs Memphis	9	101	11.2	0	19
Wk 6	W 27-21@ Rice	2	6	3.0	0	8
Wk 7	W 53-33vs UAB	2	74	37.0	1	48
Wk 8	L 13-48@ South Florida	3	23	7.7	0	11
Wk 9	L 32-42@ Navy	5	121	24.2	1	44	Season-high 121 yds
Wk 11	W 40-21vs Tulsa	5	114	22.8	1	47
Wk 12	L 24-35@ Tulane	3	22	7.3	1	12
Wk 13	L 45-48vs UConn	5	74	14.8	0	27
Wk 14	L 3-42vs East Carolina	2	39	19.5	0	36
Total		46	720	16.1	5	48

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryce Kirtz’s 2023 season.

Bryce Kirtz

82%match

Northwestern · 2023

Makai Jackson

App State · 2024

All-Sun Belt

82%

Tevailance Hunt

Arkansas State · 2021

All-Sun Belt

82%

Cameron Dorner

North Texas · 2025

81%

Kenny Johnson

Pittsburgh · 2025

NFL Rd 5

81%

Matches Bryce on

Total EPA (college ability)

EPA / play (adj)

Height

Differs from Bryce on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Blayne Taylor’s path through Abilene Christian.

Blayne Taylor

98%match

Abilene Christian · 2024

Joshua Derry

Monmouth · 2025

98%

Jalen Smith

Minnesota · 2025

96%

Andrel Anthony Jr.

Duke · 2025

95%

Dillon Stoner

Oklahoma State · 2020

95%

Matches Blayne on

Yards per reception

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Dwyer's senior season at TCU (2025).

Jordan Dwyer

80%match

TCU · 2025

Jalen McMillan

Washington · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 29

76%

Brock Spalding

East Carolina · 2025

68%

Parker Kingston

BYU · 2025

All-Big 12

66%

Marcus Sanders Jr.

Georgia Southern · 2025

65%

Matches Jordan on

Total EPA (college ability)

Yards / reception

TD rate

Player DNA

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Cameron Dorner

North Texas · 2025

81%

Background

2026 - Illinois Jet Award watch list Biletnikoff Award watch list 2025 - Florida Atlantic Played in all 12 games with nine starts at wide receiver 46 receptions for 720 yards and five touchdowns on the season Ranked 30th in the nation with eight receptions over 30 yards Returned 25 kickoffs for 6...

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The receiver room · Illinois

#9Alex PerryWR · Sr.840 receiving yards · 2025
#1Jayshon PlattWR · Sr.720 receiving yards · 2025
#17Collin DixonWR · Jr.548 receiving yards · 2025
#13Hudson ClementWR · Sr.454 receiving yards · 2025
#10Ty RobinsonWR · Sr.113 receiving yards · 2025

10 more on the roster · Illinois team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jayshon Platt

20227 games

202512 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Slot Technician

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Background

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