Receiver, Princeton, 2024–⁠26

Aidan Besselman

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA

Aidan Besselman plays receiver for Princeton. Last time out, against Brown: 5 catches, 48 yards.

2026 so far

14 catches, 147 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 5 catches, 48 yards vs. Brown, W 16–⁠10

Next game: at Harvard, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 35@BRY
  2. 4UALB
  3. 60@COLU
  4. 48BRWN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highat Bryant, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Princeton155.005
2025Princeton1416011.4219
2026Princeton1414710.5155
Career2931210.8355

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Princeton3WRSo.
2025Princeton3WRJr.
2026Princeton3WRSr.6′1″185

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Princeton (FCS)290.33––9.65%
2026Princeton (FCS)140.24––3.4–

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 Princeton 4 games, 14 catches, 147 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19atBryantL 14–⁠2163509
Sep 26vs.UAlbanyW 22–⁠01404
Oct 3atColumbiaW 35–⁠7260155
Oct 17vs.BrownW 16–⁠10548013
2025 Princeton 7 games, 14 catches, 160 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 27atLafayetteW 38–⁠2821508
Oct 11vs.MercerL 14–⁠38218116
Oct 18atBrownW 40–⁠21328019
Oct 25vs.HarvardL 14–⁠35344117
Nov 1atCornellL 17–⁠20224019
Nov 15vs.YaleL 10–⁠13117017
Nov 22atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠17114014
2024 Princeton 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 2vs.CornellL 35–⁠491505

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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