Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Total | 5 | 108 | 27.1 | 1 | 36 |
#2
Jediyah Willoughby
Sophomore wide receiver for UConn. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 202 lb · Fairburn, GA · Langston Hughes HS
Transferred Toledo → UConn for 2026
The numbers
108
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 36 yds, 1 TD, vs Maryland
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for UConn. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Toledo in 2023.
- Transferred from Toledo to UConn in 2026.
Jediyah Willoughby
He got to UConn by way of Toledo. One game to point at: 40 rec yds, 3 receptions against Lafayette — Week 1, 2026.
108 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Langston Hughes
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
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025Toledo
2026UConn
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Jediyah Willoughby'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 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
3 rec · 40 yds
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +32 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2026UConn2-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 38.0 | 24.6 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 36.0 | 27.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
40.3%
79 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,179 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the FBS Independents as a sophomore.
Background
Prior to UConn: Willoughby transfers to UConn after three seasons at Toledo...He did not see game action in 2025 but played in 12 games in 2024...He had a catch for 10 yards vs. Duquesne. He was primarily a special teams player...As a freshman in 2023, he played in four games with a…
The receiver room · UConn
- #5Shamar Porter219 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Ryder Treadway176 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Javon Brown156 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Emanuel Ross110 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Jediyah Willoughby3 games · 2026
12 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology