Receiver, Wyoming (from Holy Cross), 2019–⁠23

Ayir Asante

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Weight
178 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Somerset, NJ

Ayir Asante played receiver at Holy Cross (2019–⁠22) and Wyoming (2023).

Career highs

137receiving yards, career highat Georgetown, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Portland State, 2023

Team titles: Patriot League champions, 2019, 2021 and 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Holy Cross22613.0018
2021Holy Cross23618.0124
2022Holy Cross2145821.8553
2023Wyoming2137217.7666
Career4689219.41266

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Holy Cross2470
2021Holy Cross1250
2022Holy Cross5710
2023Wyoming81660
Career163090

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Holy Cross5WRYr 1
2021Holy Cross5WRYr 3
2022Holy Cross5WRYr 4
2023Wyoming5WRJr. (Yr 5)6′0″178

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
2019Holy Cross (FCS)40.58––2.3–
2021Holy Cross (FCS)13.05––3.0–
2022Holy Cross (FCS)221.09––24.06%
2023Wyoming261.33––34.54%

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

2023 Wyoming 13 games, 21 catches, 372 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Texas TechW 35–⁠331180––
Sep 9vs.Portland StateW 31–⁠172782––
Sep 16atTexasL 10–⁠312190––
Sep 23vs.App StateW 22–⁠19–––––
Sep 30vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠262721124
Oct 7vs.Fresno StateW 24–⁠192170––
Oct 14atAir ForceL 27–⁠341141118
Oct 28atBoise StateL 7–⁠321100––
Nov 3vs.Colorado StateW 24–⁠152311––
Nov 10atUNLVL 14–⁠34160360
Nov 18vs.Hawai’iW 42–⁠94520––
Nov 25atNevadaW 42–⁠62291120
Dec 30 ✦vs.ToledoW 16–⁠151260244
2022 Holy Cross 13 games, 21 catches, 458 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2atMerrimackW 31–⁠173581––
Sep 10atBuffaloW 37–⁠313281––
Sep 17vs.YaleW 38–⁠143631116
Sep 24atColgateW 35–⁠10–––130
Oct 1atHarvardW 30–⁠213721––
Oct 8vs.BucknellW 57–⁠0190––
Oct 22atLafayetteW 24–⁠21–––115
Oct 29vs.FordhamW 53–⁠52–––210
Nov 5vs.LehighW 42–⁠142110––
Nov 12vs.BryantW 36–⁠291350––
Nov 19atGeorgetownW 47–⁠1031371––
Dec 3vs.New HampshireW 35–⁠191350––
Dec 10atSouth Dakota StateL 21–⁠411100––
2021 Holy Cross 1 game, 2 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 4atUConnW 38–⁠282361125
2019 Holy Cross 2 games, 2 catches, 26 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31atNavyL 7–⁠451180118
Sep 28atSyracuseL 3–⁠41180129

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. New Hampshire; Sep 21 at Yale; Oct 5 at Bucknell; Oct 12 at Brown; Oct 19 vs. Harvard; Oct 26 vs. Colgate; Nov 2 at Lehigh; Nov 9 vs. Lafayette; Nov 16 at Fordham; Nov 23 vs. Georgetown; Nov 30 at Monmouth, so those games are not listed.

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

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