Jesse Prewitt III

#17 · WR · Sr. · Central Michigan6′0″ · 185 lb · Columbus, OH

Jesse Prewitt III: WR · Central Michigan · #17.

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Jesse Prewitt III

WR · Central Michigan · Sr · #17

Moves the chains on third down. Third year in the same receiving corps at Central Michigan. The first career honor came in 2023: All-MAC. On tape: 42 receiving yards and 6 receptions against San Diego State, Week 5, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Central Michigan in the news

WR Langston Lewis arrested for OWIAbc12 Oct 30
CMU HC rips CFP leadersPFSN Oct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Central Michigan	23	186	8.1	2	21
2023	Central Michigan	31	438	14.1	4	70
2022	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
Career		54	624	11.6	6	70

Season	Team
2024	Central Michigan	--
2023	Central Michigan	--
2022	Central Michigan	−2
Career		−2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 66-10vs Central Connecticut	2	26	13.0	0	21
Wk 2	L 16-52vs Florida International	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 3	L 9-30@ Illinois	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 4	W 37-34vs Ball State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 5	W 22-21vs San Diego State	6	42	7.0	0	17	Season-high 42 yds
Wk 7	L 25-27vs Ohio	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 9	L 7-46@ Miami (OH)	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 11	L 13-23vs Bowling Green	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 12	L 10-37@ Toledo	4	38	9.5	0	13
Wk 14	L 16-24@ Northern Illinois	5	37	7.4	2	11	2 TD catches
Total		23	186	8.1	2	21

Signature game

Week 14 · 2024

L 16-24

at Northern Illinois

5 rec · 37 yds · 2 TD

With D. Chapeau — 39.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 55 long · M. Lukes — 78 rush yds (13 car) · 1 rec · 20 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Northern Illinois · 4th and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.35Jadyn Glasser pass complete to Jesse Prewitt III for 9 yds to the NIU 44 for a
Week 1 · Central Connecticut · 1st and 19 · Q1 · EPA +2.90J.Labas pass complete. Catch made by J.Prewitt for 21 yards. Tackled by CCSU at CCSU 48.
Week 12 · Toledo · 4th and 13 · Q4 · EPA +2.37Jadyn Glasser pass complete to Jesse Prewitt III for 13 yds to the TOL 6 for a
Week 14 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.15Jadyn Glasser pass complete to Jesse Prewitt III for 8 yds to the CMU 46 for a
Week 14 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.05Glasser to Prewitt III: a 6-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.68Joe Labas pass complete to Jesse Prewitt III for 18 yds to the CMU 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · San Diego State · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.55Joe Labas pass complete to Jesse Prewitt III for 17 yds to the CMU 49 for a
Week 5 · San Diego State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.47Joe Labas pass complete to Jesse Prewitt III for 5 yds to the CMU 36 for a
Week 14 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Glasser to Prewitt III: a 3-yard pass.
Week 12 · Toledo · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25Jadyn Glasser pass complete to Jesse Prewitt III for 9 yds to the CMU 34

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Jim McElwain, all run-leaning offenses — 13-23 over that span.

2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2024Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 29 (#411 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

29Below cohort / limited sample #411 of 466 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#442 / 610 · 28th pct

0.67

Catch rate#506 / 610 · 17th pct

80.8%

Yards / catch#527 / 610 · 14th pct

8.4

Explosive rate#557 / 610 · 9th pct

3.8%

TD rate#522 / 610 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#275 / 541 · 41st pct

Receptions#356 / 541 · 33rd pct

Rec yards#484 / 541 · 11th pct

186

Long catch#524 / 541 · 3rd pct

Yards / catch#528 / 541 · 2nd pct

8.1

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

50th → 28th percentile

Explosive rate

42nd → 9th percentile

Catch rate

22nd → 17th percentile

TD rate

46th → 7th percentile

Yards / catch

69th → 14th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. 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

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	16.6	7.0	0.0
Road4g	2.8	21.2	6.7	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	16.8	8.8	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.8	21.2	6.7	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Jim McElwain

Pass share

40.4%

301 pass / 444 run

Plays / game

62.1

12 games

Team sack rate

8.4%

323 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

23 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

29 · #411 of 466 WRs · 2024

Jesse Prewitt III

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Style of play

Fans

Central Michigan in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

23 catches in 10 games

Three seasons at Central Michigan

2023 10 games