Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Arizona | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 21 | 6.5 | 1 | 11 |
#13
Jojo Phillips
Junior wide receiver for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 205 lb · Lancaster, CA
Returning to BYU for 2026
The numbers
21
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 1 TD · 7 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 16 yds, 1 TD, vs Utah Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
Jojo Phillips
Moves the chains on third down. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at BYU. The receipt on tape: 16 rec yds, 2 receptions against Utah Tech, Week 1, 2026.
21 REC YDS · 3 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with BYU3-star out of Sierra Canyon
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
BYU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 30-11 over that span.
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2026BYU2-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 10.5 YDS/g, 6.5 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–17
vs Arizona
1 rec · 5 yds
With B. Bachmeier — 217 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.7 · 37 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · F. Shurtz — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
BYU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · BYU
Returning around him
- 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (9 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #21
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.
Matches Ben on
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Marshaun Brown's junior season at Nevada (2025).
71%match
Matches Marshaun on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Marshaun on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
TD rate (lower)
The receiver room · BYU
- #11Parker Kingston924 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Jojo Phillips161 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Cody Hagen97 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Tiger Bachmeier59 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Kyler Kasper51 receiving yards · 2025
13 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology