LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. LaJohntay Wester has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2023 brought the first one: All-America (FWAA). The receipt on tape: 175 rec yds, 11 receptions against Oklahoma State, Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado, 3,520 receiving yards, an All-American season (2023) — drafted at #203 overall by Baltimore.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
1 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2023)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr., and Deion Sanders. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
BaltimoreEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-2% reception volume, top-5% overall receiving production.2024 profile
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
1 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2023)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado | 74 | 931 | 12.6 | 10 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 108 | 1,168 | 10.8 | 8 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 62 | 719 | 11.6 | 8 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 65 | 702 | 10.8 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 309 | 3,520 | 11.4 | 30 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado | 1 | -- | 14 | 108 | 1 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 44 | 30 | 278 | 1 |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 15 | 106 | -- | 136 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 29 | -- | 129 | -- |
| Career | 29 | 179 | 44 | 651 | 2 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 31–26
vs North Dakota State
5 rec · 58 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to DT Sheffield’s 2024 season.
Matches DT on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Josh Pederson’s path through UL Monroe.
Josh Pederson
Osirus Mitchell
Antwan Davis
Lionell McConnell
Matches Josh on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tez Johnson's graduate season at Oregon (2024).
Matches Tez on
Player DNA
Players who play like LaJohntay Wester
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#147
Heisman watch (#147) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2024+33%
Up 33% from first season to most-recent.