Middle Tennessee · L 23-26
No catches.
Liberty · L 10-49
1 catch, 7 yards
The other 6 games average 12 yards. This one was 6 below.
Verdugo has catches in 7 of Florida International’s 8 games: none against Middle Tennessee.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jackson Verdugo
Second year in the same receiving corps at Florida International. On tape: 22 receiving yards and 1 reception against Long Island University, Week 4, 2026.
82 receiving yards · 9 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Liberty on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 7 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 9 catches for 82 yards. Florida International has thrown to him 12 times in 246 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 0 | 22 |
| 2025 | Florida International | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 1 | 21 |
| Career | 19 | 183 | 9.6 | 1 | 22 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-3vs Long Island University | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 22-3vs New Mexico State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Liberty | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 0 | 22 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 20-3
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
145% of team targetsCatch rate
64%9 of 14 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
64% catch rate on 14 targets · 5% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Willie Simmons, all balanced offenses — 10-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 12.2 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.3 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
50.7%
272 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
67.1
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #126 at the position.
The No. 2,281 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
