Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs Liberty | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 3 | 38 | 14.0 | 1 | 18 |
#12
Za'Ron Collins
4th-year wide receiver for James Madison. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Miami, FL · Monsignor Pace
Returning to James Madison for 2026
The numbers
38
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 1 TD · 12.7 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 18 yds, 1 TD, vs Wagner
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for James Madison. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Greeneville to James Madison in 2025.
Za'Ron Collins
Two seasons at James Madison, two different head coaches: Bob Chesney and Billy Napier. The receipt on tape: 20 rec yds, 2 receptions against Liberty, Week 1, 2026.
38 REC YDS · 3 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20256 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
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Recruit
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College
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NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Bob Chesney
James Madison
Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Chesney → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
2026James Madison2-0HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow 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, 19.0 YDS/g, 14.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
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 | James Madison | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 87–3
vs Wagner
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · James Madison
Returning around him
- 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +6 net (37 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #80
Background
2025: Played in 12 games Had seven receptions for 73 receiving yards and one touchown Made two receptions for 13 yards vs. App State (Nov. 15) Scored 18-yard touchdown vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 18) Season-long 20-yard catch at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 29) Enrolled at JMU in January 2025 and participat...
The receiver room · James Madison
- #10Braeden Wisloski358 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Michael Scott85 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Za'Ron Collins73 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Davi Belfort6 games · 2025
- #2Jayden Mines1 game · 2026
14 more on the roster · James Madison team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology