Receiver, Howard, 2025–⁠26

C.J. Neely

Number
No. 0
Height
6′1″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Greensboro, NC

C.J. Neely plays receiver for Howard. Last time out, against Morehouse: 3 catches, 30 yards.

2026 so far

3 catches, 30 yards

Last game: 3 catches, 30 yards vs. Morehouse, W 31–⁠17

Next game: at Morgan State, Oct 24

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Howard99911.0127
2026Howard33010.0014
Career1212910.8127

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Howard0WRFr.
2026Howard0WRSo.6′1″196

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
2025Howard (FCS)160.35––5.7–
2026Howard (FCS)40.61––2.4–

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 Howard 2 games, 3 catches, 30 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 10atPennsylvaniaL 20–⁠24––––
Oct 17vs.MorehouseW 31–⁠17330014
2025 Howard 4 games, 9 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Florida A&MW 10–⁠9427116
Oct 11atSacred HeartL 14–⁠32116016
Oct 18atTennessee StateL 7–⁠24456027
Nov 22vs.Norfolk StateW 44–⁠15––––

No box score in the source for Oct 25 vs. Morgan State, so that game is not listed.

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

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