Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 4 | 52 | 11.3 | 1 | 23 |
#3
Jonathan Bibbs
Sophomore wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 180 lb · Birmingham, AL · Spain Park
CFB Index 41 · #298 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred UL Monroe → UCF for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
52
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 1 TD · 13 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 44 yds, 1 TD, vs Bethune-Cookman
The play that turned itSwung UL Monroe from 33% to 67% to win.UL Monroe at Louisiana · 30-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UL Monroe in 2024.
- Transferred from UL Monroe to UCF in 2026.
Jonathan Bibbs
Moves the chains on third down. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Bryant Vincent and Scott Frost. The receipt on tape: 44 rec yds, 3 receptions against Bethune-Cookman, Week 1, 2026.
52 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 79 yds at Coastal Carolina.Coastal Carolina · L 8-232025
2024
- Signed with UL Monroe3-star out of Spain Park
2026
- 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 · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCF
2025UL Monroe
2026UCF
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UL Monroe5-7HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 26.0 YDS/g, 11.3 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
3 rec · 44 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Corri Milliner’s 2025 season.
77%match
Matches Corri on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Corri on
Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Antwan Davis’s path through Ball State.
99%match
#2
Neno Lemay
99%
#3
Max Tomczak
94%
Matches Antwan on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brady Kluse's sophomore season at Memphis (2025).
Matches Brady on
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Differs from Brady on
Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jonathan Bibbs
The receiver room · UCF
- #7Duane Thomas Jr.528 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Jonathan Bibbs383 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Waden Charles290 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Caleb Rollerson67 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Jordyn Bridgewater2 games · 2025
9 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology