Receiver, Western Carolina, 2022–26
A.J. Colombo
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waxhaw, NC
A.J. Colombo plays receiver for Western Carolina. Last time out, at Mercer: 2 catches, 32 yards. Colombo leads Western Carolina in receiving yards this season.
2026 so far
34 catches, 414 yards
Last game: 2 catches, 32 yards at Mercer, L 14–17
Next game: vs. Chattanooga, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9catches, career hightwice; last at Samford, 2024116receiving yards, career highat Samford, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Charleston Southern, 2023Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Carolina | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | Western Carolina | 30 | 433 | 14.4 | 5 | 50 |
| 2024 | Western Carolina | 59 | 571 | 9.7 | 5 | 28 |
| 2026 | Western Carolina | 34 | 414 | 12.2 | 0 | 25 |
| Career | 128 | 1,454 | 11.4 | 10 | 50 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Carolina | 11 | 258 | 0 | 12 | 85 | 0 |
| 2023 | Western Carolina | 6 | 78 | 0 | 16 | 192 | 0 |
| 2024 | Western Carolina | 2 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 170 | 0 |
| 2026 | Western Carolina | – | – | – | 8 | 46 | 0 |
| Career | 19 | 366 | 0 | 57 | 493 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Carolina | 0 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Western Carolina | 0 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Western Carolina | 0 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Western Carolina | 0 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Western Carolina | 0 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′8″ | 170 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 3 | 1.43 | – | – | 4.3 | – |
| 2023 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 34 | 1.11 | 86th (n=681) | 0.80 | 37.7 | 6% |
| 2024 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 64 | 0.93 | 51st (n=581) | 0.92 | 59.6 | 8% |
| 2026 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 55 | 0.40 | 47th (n=829) | 0.43 | 21.9 | 10% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Western Carolina 7 games, 34 catches, 414 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 45–21 | 6 | 90 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 19–28 | 6 | 91 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at | L 10–62 | 2 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 58–14 | 7 | 64 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 31–58 | 5 | 60 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 44–20 | 6 | 60 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | L 14–17 | 2 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
2024 Western Carolina 11 games, 59 catches, 571 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 21–38 | 9 | 97 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 16–24 | 2 | 40 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 24–17 | 5 | 51 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 35–46 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 21–17 | 7 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 30–16 | 4 | 34 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 34–44 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 38–34 | 6 | 37 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 21–24 | 3 | 25 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 58–28 | 4 | 29 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 47–42 | 9 | 116 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
2023 Western Carolina 9 games, 30 catches, 433 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 13–56 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 30–7 | 5 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 27–24 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 77–21 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 49–14 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 52–50 | 3 | 60 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 17–29 | 2 | 27 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 38–45 | 7 | 56 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 24–27 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
2022 Western Carolina 10 games, 23 returns, 343 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at | L 17–35 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 77–21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 12–35 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 38–17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 6–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 40–47 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 21–34 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 82 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 36–29 | – | – | – | 2 | 70 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 20–17 | – | – | – | 2 | 35 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 32–29 | – | – | – | 3 | 71 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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