Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-13vs Wyoming | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 2 | W 58-24vs Southern Utah | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 1 | 49 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 23-41vs BYU | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 12 | 141 | 10.0 | 2 | 49 |
#6
Jackson Harper
Redshirt junior wide receiver for Colorado State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Simsbury, CT · Avond Old Farms School
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from UConn)
The numbers
141
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 102 yds, 1 TD, vs Southern Utah
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt junior wide receiver for Colorado State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with UConn in 2023.
Jackson Harper
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 102 rec yds, 6 receptions against Southern Utah — Week 2, 2026.
141 REC YDS · 12 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with UConnout of Avon Old Farms
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers, and Jim Mora. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025UConn
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 12 | 141 | 11.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | UConn | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | UConn | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 197 | 9.4 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | -- | -- | -- | 71 | -- |
| 2025 | UConn | -- | -- | 31 | 150 | -- |
| 2024 | UConn | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 31 | 221 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jackson Harper's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 58–24
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Southern Utah · 3&20 · Q1 · EPA +4.60(07:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 H.Hejny pass complete deep right to #6 J.Harper caught at SUU38, for 49 yards to the SUU25 (#7 T.Christian), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Wyoming · 3&16 · Q4 · EPA +4.26(11:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 H.Hejny pass complete short left to #6 J.Harper caught at WYO26, for 24 yards to the WYO00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:22, 1ST DOWN #40 K.Nguma kick attempt good (H: #39 N.Sutcliffe, LS: #56 W.Himebauch)
- Week 2 · Southern Utah · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.86(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 H.Hejny pass complete short right to #6 J.Harper caught at SUU21, for 17 yards to the SUU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:54, 1ST DOWN #40 K.Nguma kick attempt good (H: #39 N.Sutcliffe, LS: #56 W.Himebauch)
- Week 1 · Wyoming · 4&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.37(12:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 H.Hejny pass complete short left to #6 J.Harper caught at WYO38, for 7 yards to the WYO36 (#1 D.Hearns), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Southern Utah · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.31(06:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 H.Hejny pass complete short middle to #6 J.Harper caught at CSU44, for 8 yards to the CSU49 (#7 T.Christian), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Wyoming · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.87(14:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 H.Hejny pass complete short right to #6 J.Harper caught at CSU47, for 7 yards to the CSU49 (#26 G.Rutherford), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Southern Utah · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +1.48(07:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 H.Hejny pass complete short right to #6 J.Harper caught at CSU44, for 10 yards to the SUU44 (#7 T.Christian; #12 K.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · BYU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.40(14:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 K.Farrar pass complete short left to #6 J.Harper caught at CSU34, for 2 yards loss to the CSU35 (#32 C.DeVries), out of bounds
- Week 2 · Southern Utah · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.32(01:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 H.Hejny pass complete short middle to #6 J.Harper caught at CSU37, for 14 yards to the CSU44 (#24 C.Sampson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · BYU · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA -0.95(14:21) Shotgun #2 K.Farrar pass complete short right to #6 J.Harper caught at CSU26, for 2 yards loss to the CSU28 (#32 C.DeVries)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 receiving yard, +3 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025UConn9-4HC: Gordon Sammis · Balanced
2026Colorado State2-1HC: Jim Mora · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (10th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (5)
Season trend
EPA / target— first qualifying season
Explosive rate— first qualifying season
Catch rate— first qualifying season
TD rate— first qualifying season
Yards / catch— first qualifying season
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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).
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
12 of 12 receptions matched to play-by-play
22 of 22 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2220% of team targetsCatch rate
55%12 of 22 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
32% of targets (7)
86%catch rate
Air -3.1 · YAC 11.7 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
59% of targets (13)
38%catch rate
Air 5.8 · YAC 3.2 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
5% of targets (1)
0%catch rate
Air 18.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
5% of targets (1)
100%catch rate
Air 36.0 · YAC 13.0 avg
55% catch rate on 22 targets · 20% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 47.0 | 10.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 47.0 | 10.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
56.9%
112 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
65.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Julian Hicks’s 2018 season.
Matches Julian on
Yards / reception
Height
Class year
Differs from Julian on
Reception volume (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dylan Lord’s path through Illinois State.
Matches Dylan on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Boobie Curry's junior season at Arizona (2021).
86%match
Matches Boobie on
Yards / reception
Weight
TD rate
Background
at Colorado State • Participated in spring 2026 practices Before Colorado State • Played three seasons at UConn, redshirting in 2023 while appearing in three games • Appeared in all 13 games of 2025 with eight receptions for 56 yards and one TD • Has 18 career appearances for the Huskies, also…
The receiver room · Colorado State
- #10Tommy Maher358 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Tay Lanier315 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Lavon Brown244 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Jordan Mosley168 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Jackson Harper51 receiving yards · 2025
20 more on the roster · Colorado State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology