Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-37vs Massachusetts | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 21-28@ Boston College | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 9 | 82 | 9.2 | 0 | 21 |
#4
Jourdin Houston
Sophomore wide receiver for Rutgers. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Bronx, NY · St. Thomas More [Conn.]
Returning to Rutgers for 2026
The numbers
82
receiving yards · 2026
9 catches · 9.1 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 40 yds, at Boston College
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Rutgers. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2025.
Jourdin Houston
The receipt: 42 rec yds, 4 receptions against Massachusetts — Week 1, 2026.
82 REC YDS · 9 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Rutgers3-star out of St. Thomas More
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rutgers
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Rutgers0-2HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 REC/g, 41.0 YDS/g, 9.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rutgers | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Massachusetts · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +1.93(06:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.Lonergan pass complete short middle to #4 J.Houston caught at RU50, for 21 yards to the UMASS32 (#7 T.Magee), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Boston College · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +1.59(08:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Surace pass complete short middle to #4 J.Houston caught at BC 38, for 14 yards to the BC 35 (#5 M.Upton), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Boston College · 1&20 · Q2 · EPA +1.15(09:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Surace pass complete short left to #4 J.Houston caught at RU 45, for 11 yards to the RU 44 QB hurried by #98 I.Oladipupo (#5 M.Upton)
- Week 2 · Boston College · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +0.52(10:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Surace pass complete short right to #4 J.Houston caught at BC 28, for 8 yards to the BC 25 fumbled by #4 J.Houston at BC 25 forced by #7 C.Davis recovered by RU #9 C.Thevenin at BC 25, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Boston College · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.45(10:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Surace pass complete short right to #4 J.Houston caught at RU 27, for 2 yards to the RU 27 (#3 M.Tucker)
- Week 1 · Massachusetts · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.38(01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Surace pass complete short middle to #4 J.Houston caught at UMASS15, for 9 yards to the UMASS06 (#3 K.Bournes)
- Week 1 · Massachusetts · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.37(06:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.Lonergan pass complete short right to #4 J.Houston caught at UMASS29, for 7 yards to the UMASS25 (#22 J.Harmon)
- Week 2 · Boston College · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +0.08(08:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Surace pass complete short right to #4 J.Houston caught at RU 49, for 5 yards to the RU 49 (#32 C.Comella). #32 C.Comella injured on the play
- Week 1 · Massachusetts · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.08(11:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.Lonergan pass complete short right to #4 J.Houston caught at UMASS25, for 5 yards to the UMASS24 (#38 Z.Daniel), out of bounds
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Rutgers
Returning around him
- 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Background
2026 Mark Mills Second Effort Award 2026 (Sophomore): Earned the Mark Mills Second Effort Award (4/25) as the most improved offensive player during spring practice. 2025 (Freshman): Played in two games ... made collegiate debut versus No. 8 Oregon (10/18). Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Ernest Ande...
The receiver room · Rutgers
- #8KJ Duff1,084 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Ben Black119 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Michael Thomas III25 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Vernon Allen III18 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Jourdin Houston2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology