Long Island University · W 20-3 · FCS
No catches.
New Mexico State · W 22-3
No catches.
Jacksonville State · L 24-27
No catches.
Liberty · L 10-49
2 catches, 13 yards, 1 TD
The other 4 games average 44 yards. This one was 31 below.
Stone has catches in 5 of Florida International’s 8 games: none against Long Island University, New Mexico State and Jacksonville State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
JoJo Stone
Came to Florida International by way of Louisville. A game that shows it: 98 receiving yards and 19 passing yards against Buffalo — Week 2, 2026.
190 receiving yards · 15 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
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: 2 catches for 13 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 15 catches for 190 yards. Florida International has thrown to him 19 times in 190 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 | 15 | 190 | 12.7 | 2 | 68 |
| 2025 | Florida International | 23 | 272 | 11.8 | 2 | 49 |
| Career | 38 | 462 | 12.2 | 4 | 68 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 3 | 4 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida International | 6 | 15 | 10 |
| Career | 9 | 19 | 10 |
Last game (Wk 9): 13 receiving yards, 2 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 1 | 68 | Season-high 98 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-26vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Liberty | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 15 | 190 | 12.7 | 2 | 68 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 33-20
vs Buffalo
4 rec · 98 yds · 1 TD · 19 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
With J. Kohl — 367 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 46.9 · 19 rush yds (5 car) · M. Anderson — 5 rec · 99 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
457th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
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
2811% of team targetsCatch rate
54%15 of 28 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
54% catch rate on 28 targets · 11% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Willie Simmons, all balanced offenses — 10-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 50.0 | 13.2 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 30.0 | 8.8 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 58.3 | 14.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
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
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #36 of 52 Conference USA WRs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Brohm and Willie Simmons.
