Jehu Chesson

WR · Michigan 2016 · #86

Last confirmed: Michigan, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · St. Louis, MO · Ladue Horton Watkins

Jehu Chesson: WR · Michigan · #86.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Conner SmithLouisiana Tech · 2016 · 98% season match
Jordan AkinsUCF · 2014 · 95% season match
Miles GoochVirginia · 2014 · 89% season match
Malik TurnerIllinois · 2015 · 83% season match
Dominique YoungPurdue · 2015 · 80% season match

Jehu Chesson

WR · Michigan · #86

Moves the chains on third down. Three seasons at Michigan, two different head coaches: Brady Hoke and Jim Harbaugh. One game to point at: 112 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Maryland — Week 10, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Michigan in the news

Michigan adds two transfersOct 14
Judge rules two Wolverines eligibleYahoo Sports Oct 14
Zack Marshall apologizes for leaked messagesOct 6
Michigan TE criticizes offense, coachingOct 6

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Michigan	35	500	14.3	2
2015	Michigan	50	764	15.3	9
2014	Michigan	14	154	11.0	0
Career		99	1,418	14.3	11

Season	Team
2016	Michigan	12	63	--
2015	Michigan	8	155	166
2014	Michigan	--	--	--
Career		20	218	166

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 63-3vs Hawai'i	3	43	14.3	0	21
Wk 2	W 51-14vs UCF	4	84	21.0	0	35
Wk 3	W 45-28vs Colorado	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 4	W 49-10vs Penn State	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 5	W 14-7vs No. 8 Wisconsin	5	52	10.4	0	24
Wk 6	W 78-0@ Rutgers	2	34	17.0	1	30
Wk 8	W 41-8vs Illinois	3	44	14.7	0	17
Wk 9	W 32-23@ Michigan State	2	29	14.5	0	23
Wk 10	W 59-3vs Maryland	5	112	22.4	1	40	Season-high 112 yds
Wk 11	L 13-14@ Iowa	2	30	15.0	0	29
Wk 12	W 20-10vs Indiana	2	12	6.0	0	11
Wk 13	L 27-30@ No. 2 Ohio State	2	11	5.5	0	9
Bowl	L 32-33@ No. 10 Florida State	4	31	7.8	0	15
Total		35	500	14.3	2	40

Signature game

Week 10 · 2016

W 59-3

vs Maryland

5 rec · 112 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 56-point win at home against Maryland.

With W. Speight — 362 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 16 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · C. Evans — 1 rec · 56 yds · 32 rush yds (4 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Maryland · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +3.69Speight to Chesson: a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Rutgers · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.20Speight to Chesson: a 30-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · UCF · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.92Wilton Speight pass complete to Jehu Chesson for 35 yds to the UCF 5 for a
Week 9 · Michigan State · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Wilton Speight pass complete to Jehu Chesson for 23 yds to the Mich 48 for a
Week 3 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.58Jehu Chesson run for 17 yds for a TD, (Kenny Allen KICK)
Week 5 · Wisconsin · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.16Wilton Speight pass complete to Jehu Chesson for 24 yds to the Wisc 25 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Maryland · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.11Wilton Speight pass complete to Jehu Chesson for 23 yds to the Mich 38 for a
Week 1 · Florida State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.92Wilton Speight pass complete to Jehu Chesson for 7 yds to the Mich 44 for a
Week 2 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.77Wilton Speight pass complete to Jehu Chesson for 32 yds to the UCF 25 for a
Week 1 · Florida State · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +1.65Wilton Speight pass complete to Jehu Chesson for 15 yds to the FlaSt 5 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Michigan5-7HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning

2015Michigan10-3HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2016Michigan10-3HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (86th percentile). Strength: rush yards (81st percentile). Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#169 / 674 · 74th pct

15.4%

Yards / catch#262 / 674 · 61st pct

13.2

Catch rate#435 / 674 · 36th pct

63.5%

EPA / target#540 / 674 · 20th pct

0.28

TD rate#558 / 674 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#18 / 257 · 86th pct

Rush yards#48 / 257 · 81st pct

Yards / catch#185 / 524 · 64th pct

14.3

Rec yards#202 / 524 · 61st pct

500

Receptions#217 / 524 · 58th pct

Rec TDs#266 / 524 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#80 / 216 · 40th pct

Long catch#355 / 524 · 31st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

51st → 20th percentile

Explosive rate

55th → 74th percentile

Catch rate

19th → 36th percentile

TD rate

46th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

70th → 61st percentile

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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	2.9	45.6	15.3	0.1
Road4g	2.0	26.0	13.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.7	37.4	14.8	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	39.7	13.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Jim Harbaugh

Pass share

39.7%

370 pass / 563 run

Plays / game

71.8

13 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

393 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

35 catches and 12 carries in 13 games

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Jehu Chesson

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Michigan in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

35 catches and 12 carries in 13 games

Five seasons at Michigan, drafted

His moves

2012

2017