Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 2 | 38 | Season-high 117 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ App State | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 33 | |
| Total | 15 | 192 | 11.8 | 2 | 38 |
#2
Jaylen Hampton
Sophomore wide receiver for Charlotte. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Atlanta, GA · New Hampstead
The numbers
192
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Charlotte from 63% to 100% to win.The Citadel at Charlotte · 43-41
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for Charlotte. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2024.
- Transferred from Western Kentucky to Charlotte in 2025.
Jaylen Hampton
Moves the chains on third down. Jaylen Hampton arrived at Charlotte from Western Kentucky. The receipt on tape: 117 rec yds, 8 receptions against The Citadel, Week 1, 2026.
192 REC YDS · 15 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of New Hampstead
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Charlotte
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Jaylen Hampton'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 plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.82(00:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #2 J.Hampton caught at CIT00, for 6 yards to the CIT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:24 #44 I.Kelly kick attempt good (H: #95 B.Long, LS: #33 H.Searcy)
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 2&3 · Q6 · EPA +2.37(00:00) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short right to #2 J.Hampton caught at CIT00, for 18 yards to the CIT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD #9 C.Gonzales pass attempt failed
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.27(12:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete deep middle to #2 J.Hampton caught at CIT33, for 38 yards to the CIT24 (#29 D.McGruder), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.20(01:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #2 J.Hampton caught at CIT38, for 22 yards to the CIT21 (#32 T.Elam), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.17(02:53) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short right to #2 J.Hampton caught at CLT37, for 10 yards to the CLT42 (#20 K.Bridges), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · App State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.78(01:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete deep right to #2 J.Hampton caught at APP30, for 33 yards to the APP24 (#6 K.Conley), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.12(10:36) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short right to #2 J.Hampton caught at CLT38, for 13 yards to the CLT38 (#2 J.Braxton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 3&4 · Q5 · EPA +0.68(00:00) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #2 J.Hampton caught at CIT15, for 11 yards to the CIT08 (#12 J.Mosley; #5 M.Bonneau Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · App State · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.67(10:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #2 J.Hampton caught at APP25, for 9 yards to the APP19 (#13 K.Thomas; #1 J.McBurrows)
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 1&15 · Q3 · EPA +0.34(13:51) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short right to #2 J.Hampton caught at OM32, for 7 yards to the OM30 (#28 D.Core), out of bounds
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +50 receiving yards, +4 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tim Albin — 1-14 over that span.
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Charlotte0-3HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (6)
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
15 of 15 receptions matched to play-by-play
20 of 20 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2020% of team targetsCatch rate
75%15 of 20 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
75% of targets (15)
73%catch rate
Air 4.7 · YAC 3.8 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
15% of targets (3)
67%catch rate
Air 16.7 · YAC 0.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
10% of targets (2)
100%catch rate
Air 28.0 · YAC 7.5 avg
75% catch rate on 20 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 8.0 | 117 | 14.6 | 2.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 37.5 | 10.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 64.0 | 11.8 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
53.6%
104 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
64.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
113 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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
Starter
The No. 1,880 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the American Athletic as a sophomore.
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 J'Mon Moore’s 2015 season.
Matches J'Mon on
Yards / reception
Weight
Reception volume
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Taylor Grimes’s path through Incarnate Word.
Matches Taylor on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Micah Mays Jr.'s sophomore season at Wake Forest (2025).
Matches Micah on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Yards / reception
Differs from Micah on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Background
At Charlotte Redshirt Freshman, 2025 (7/0): Saw the field in seven games Hauled in three catches for 27 yards Had an 11-yard reception at South Florida for his first collegiate catch and then added a 10-yarder the next week at Army Before Charlotte Redshirted during his true freshman season…
The receiver room · Charlotte
- #1Jaden Barnes608 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Derrick Eley97 receiving yards · 2025
- #11KD Hunter-Gibson30 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Jaylen Hampton27 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Adam Hopkins23 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Charlotte team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology