Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 1 | 29 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Total | 9 | 123 | 13.0 | 1 | 29 |
#6
Chris Lofton
Senior wide receiver for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Columbia, SC
The numbers
123
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD, vs Charlotte
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with James Madison in 2023.
- Transferred from James Madison to Gardner-Webb in 2025.
Chris Lofton
James Madison to Gardner-Webb — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 90 rec yds, 6 receptions against Charlotte — Week 3, 2026.
123 REC YDS · 9 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with James Madisonout of A.C. Flora
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | -- | -- | -- | -3 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | -3 | -- |
Game log
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Charlotte · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.24(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short middle to #6 C.Lofton caught at APP42, for 29 yards to the CLT46 (#1 J.Croft Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Charlotte · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.97No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short middle to #6 C.Lofton caught at APP45, for 20 yards to the APP48 (#28 C.Allen), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Charlotte · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.92(12:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short middle to #6 C.Lofton caught at CLT43, for 15 yards to the CLT43, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Charlotte · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.96(06:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short middle to #6 C.Lofton caught at APP38, for 15 yards to the APP39 (#11 D.Williams II), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Charlotte · 1&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46(04:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short right to #6 C.Lofton caught at CLT00, for 3 yards to the CLT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:28 #8 H.Hasselbeck pass attempt failed
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.45(14:28) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #6 C.Lofton caught at APP39, for 14 yards to the APP39, out of bounds at APP39, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.68(10:39) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short right to #6 C.Lofton caught at ECU34, for 13 yards to the ECU34, out of bounds at ECU34, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.40(14:06) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short middle to #6 C.Lofton caught at APP43, for 6 yards to the APP45 (#11 D.Johnson Jr.; #8 K.McKinley)
- Week 3 · Charlotte · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.34(02:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short right to #6 C.Lofton caught at APP25, for 8 yards to the APP25, out of bounds at APP25
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +90 receiving yards, +6 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2026App State3-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Balanced, fast tempo
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, 61.5 YDS/g, 13.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
47.7%
112 pass / 123 run
Plays / game
78.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
110 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · App State
- Sam Pickett III229 receiving yards · 2026
- #6Chris Lofton123 receiving yards · 2026
- #1Nate Branch116 receiving yards · 2026
- #16Alex Sanchez79 receiving yards · 2026
- #13Jackson Grier48 receiving yards · 2026
18 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology