Texas A&M · L 0-50
No catches.
Lindenwood · W 48-14 · FCS
No catches.
Delaware · L 38-61
No catches.
Sam Houston · W 24-3
1 catch, 5 yards
The other 4 games average 19 yards. This one was 14 below.
Askren has catches in 5 of Missouri State’s 8 games: none against Texas A&M, Lindenwood and Delaware.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jeron Askren
Played for two head coaches at Missouri State: Nick Petrino and Casey Woods. First career honor, 2025: All-Conference USA. On tape: 40 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Marshall, Week 3, 2026.
82 receiving yards · 12 catches · 1 receiving TD
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 Sam Houston on Oct. 27: 1 catch for 5 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 12 catches for 82 yards. Missouri State has thrown to him 17 times in 157 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 | Missouri State | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 1 | 25 |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 19 | 224 | 11.8 | 5 | 75 |
| Career | 31 | 306 | 9.9 | 6 | 75 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Marshall | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 25 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 24-34@ No. 22 SMU | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-34@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3vs Sam Houston | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 1 | 25 |
Week 3 · 2026
L 24-30
vs Marshall
3 rec · 40 yds · 1 TD
With S. Locklear — 309 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 55.9 · 53 rush yds (8 car) · I. Myers — 7 rec · 141 yds
The plays that mattered most
888th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +13 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
178% of team targetsCatch rate
71%12 of 17 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
71% catch rate on 17 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 21.0 | 8.1 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 19.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Pass share
47.8%
236 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Conference USA Freshman Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Beard → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
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