Receiver, Alcorn State (from Vanderbilt), 2018–⁠22

C.J. Bolar

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Purvis, MS

C.J. Bolar played receiver at Vanderbilt (2018–⁠19) and Alcorn State (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last at Mississippi Valley State, 2022128receiving yards, career highat South Alabama, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Vanderbilt3444012.9249
2019Vanderbilt11797.2018
2021Alcorn State512825.6054
2022Alcorn State2226712.1030
Career7291412.7254

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Vanderbilt3WRYr 1
2019Vanderbilt3WRYr 2
2021Alcorn State3WRYr 4
2022Alcorn State3WRSr. (Yr 5)6′1″190

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
2018Vanderbilt490.7275th (n=497)0.5335.17%
2019Vanderbilt150.25––3.8–
2022Alcorn State (FCS)21.72––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

2022 Alcorn State 7 games, 22 catches, 267 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Stephen F. AustinL 27–⁠31339017–
Sep 10atTulaneL 0–⁠52119019–
Sep 17atMcNeeseW 30–⁠193707–
Sep 24vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 38–⁠2121107–
Oct 8atMississippi Valley StateW 30–⁠7781019–
Nov 4atPrairie View A&MW 23–⁠16242025–
Nov 19vs.Jackson StateL 13–⁠24468030–
2021 Alcorn State 1 game, 5 catches, 128 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 18atSouth AlabamaL 21–⁠285128054–
2019 Vanderbilt 6 games, 11 catches, 79 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaL 6–⁠3021309–
Sep 7atPurdueL 24–⁠4221608–
Sep 21vs.LSUL 38–⁠661707–
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 24–⁠181606–
Oct 5atOle MissL 6–⁠31221012–
Nov 2atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠24316018–
2018 Vanderbilt 11 games, 34 catches, 440 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 15atNotre DameL 17–⁠22243030–
Sep 22vs.South CarolinaL 14–⁠37219012–
Sep 29vs.Tennessee StateW 31–⁠27771016–
Oct 6atGeorgiaL 13–⁠41446015–
Oct 13vs.FloridaL 27–⁠3721609–
Oct 20atKentuckyL 7–⁠14278149–
Oct 27atArkansasW 45–⁠311808–
Nov 10atMissouriL 28–⁠332906–
Nov 17vs.Ole MissW 36–⁠2931416–
Nov 24vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠13693041–
Dec 27 ✦vs.BaylorL 38–⁠4534302624

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

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