Jaylan Sanchez

WR · Sr. · James Madison6′0″ · 195 lb · North Bergen, NJ · St. Thomas Aquinas

Jaylan Sanchez is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at James Madison.

Sanchez moves the chains on third down. Arrived at James Madison from Villanova. One game to point at: 86 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Marshall — Week 11, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Isaiah EsdaleWest Virginia · 2021 · 91% season match
Vinny AnthonyWisconsin · 2025 · 86% season match
Keagan JohnsonKansas State · 2024 · 86% season match
Johnny Johnson IIIOregon · 2021 · 86% season match
Chase PenryBoise State · 2025 · 84% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	James Madison	30	396	13.2	1	80
Career		30	396	13.2	1	80

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-10vs Weber State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 2	L 14-28@ Louisville	3	6	2.0	0	6
Wk 4	W 31-13@ Liberty	4	51	12.8	0	30
Wk 5	W 35-10vs Georgia Southern	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 6	W 14-7@ Georgia State	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 7	W 24-14vs Louisiana	4	39	9.8	0	20
Wk 8	W 63-27vs Old Dominion	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 10	W 52-20@ Texas State	2	12	6.0	0	6
Wk 11	W 35-23@ Marshall	3	86	28.7	1	80	Season-high 86 yds
Wk 12	W 58-10vs App State	2	69	34.5	0	42
Wk 13	W 24-20vs Washington State	2	24	12.0	0	15
Wk 14	W 59-10@ Coastal Carolina	2	28	14.0	0	14
Wk 15	W 31-14vs Troy	2	11	5.5	0	7
Bowl	L 34-51@ No. 5 Oregon	2	36	18.0	0	28
Total		30	396	13.2	1	80

Signature game

Week 11 · 2025

W 35-23

at Marshall

3 rec · 86 yds · 1 TD

With A. Barnett — 270 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.0 · 32 rush yds (12 car) · P. Rea — 46.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.39Barnett III to Sanchez: an 80-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Liberty · 2nd and 22 · Q1 · EPA +4.05Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 30 yds to the LIB 33 for a
Week 12 · App State · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +4.03Barnett III to Sanchez: a 42-yard pass.
Week 12 · App State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Barnett III to Sanchez: a 27-yard pass.
Week 7 · Louisiana · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.69Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 20 yds to the UL 40 for a
Week 8 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.27Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 16 yds to the JMU 38 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.11Barnett III to Sanchez: a 14-yard pass.
Week 1 · Oregon · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Barnett III to Sanchez: a 28-yard pass.
Week 11 · Marshall · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.79Barnett III to Sanchez: an 8-yard pass.
Week 2 · Louisville · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.59Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 6 yds to the JMU 36 for a

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

28%9 of his 32 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 41 (#296 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

41Rotational starter #296 of 485 · 2025?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: epa / target (84th percentile). Strength: catch rate (83rd percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#132 / 798 · 84th pct

0.65

Catch rate#134 / 798 · 83rd pct

78.1%

Explosive rate#145 / 798 · 82nd pct

15.6%

Yards / catch#340 / 798 · 57th pct

12.1

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Long catch#24 / 558 · 95th pct

Yards / catch#258 / 558 · 53rd pct

13.2

Receptions#282 / 558 · 48th pct

Rec yards#290 / 558 · 48th pct

396

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct

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 in 2025. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.9	24.1	12.5	0.0
Road7g	2.4	32.4	12.8	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.3	21.4	8.7	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	2.0	35.1	16.7	0.1

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Bob Chesney

Pass share

39.7%

385 pass / 584 run

Plays / game

69.2

14 games

Team sack rate

5.8%

360 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

30 catches in 14 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

41 · #296 of 485 WRs · 2025

Unranked recruit. Now #296 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #32 of 51 Sun Belt WRs

How the All-Sun Belt base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).