Air Force · L 26-35
1 catch, 11 yards
The other 7 games average 37 yards. This one was 26 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jediyah Willoughby
Came to UConn by way of Toledo. One game to point at: 65 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Massachusetts — Week 8, 2026.
271 receiving yards · 15 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Air Force on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 11 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 15 catches for 271 yards. UConn has thrown to him 25 times in 226 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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Last game (Wk 9): 11 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-42vs Syracuse | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-20@ Temple | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-16vs Massachusetts | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | 41 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 26-35@ Air Force | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 15 | 271 | 18.1 | 2 | 41 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 35-16
3 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
With K. Osborne — 173 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 49.0 · 66 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · T. Warner — 40.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
303rd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -1 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
2511% of team targetsCatch rate
60%15 of 25 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
60% catch rate on 25 targets · 11% of the team's targets · 56% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 48.0 | 24.1 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 19.8 | 14.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 32.5 | 20.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 38.0 | 16.4 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-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 #287 at the position.
The No. 2,179 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the FBS Independents.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Jason Candle.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
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