Receiver, Villanova, 2024–⁠26

Chris Colby

Number
No. 13
Height
6′3″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Rowley, MA

Chris Colby plays receiver for Villanova. Last time out, at Fordham: 2 catches, 57 yards.

2026 so far

11 catches, 126 yards

Last game: 2 catches, 57 yards at Fordham, W 38–⁠17

Next game: vs. Lehigh, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 12W&M
  2. -1@LOU
  3. 9@LIU
  4. 17COLG
  5. 32MORG
  6. 57@FOR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

112receiving yards, career highvs. Sacred Heart, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Villanova1014114.1024
2025Villanova2035717.9165
2026Villanova1112611.5041
Career4162415.2165

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Villanova13WRFr.
2025Villanova13WRSo.
2026Villanova13WRJr.6′3″205

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
2025Villanova (FCS)280.69––19.35%
2026Villanova (FCS)210.2932nd (n=829)0.436.25%

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 Villanova 6 games, 11 catches, 126 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 28vs.William & MaryL 32–⁠35112012
Sep 11atLouisvilleL 13–⁠591−100
Sep 19atLong Island UniversityW 20–⁠161909
Sep 26vs.ColgateL 21–⁠2821709
Oct 3vs.Morgan StateL 35–⁠38432011
Oct 17atFordhamW 38–⁠17257041
2025 Villanova 10 games, 20 catches, 357 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.ColgateW 24–⁠17233022
Sep 20atMonmouthL 33–⁠5121809
Oct 4atNew HampshireW 37–⁠7119019
Oct 11atElonW 29–⁠21226019
Oct 18vs.HamptonW 56–⁠14165165
Oct 25vs.UAlbanyW 29–⁠16115015
Nov 8atTowsonW 28–⁠101505
Nov 22vs.Sacred HeartW 34–⁠105112057
Dec 6atLehighW 14–⁠721609
Dec 13atTarleton StateW 26–⁠21348019
2024 Villanova 6 games, 10 catches, 141 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 21atMarylandL 20–⁠38124024
Sep 28vs.Long Island UniversityW 24–⁠101505
Oct 19atMaineL 7–⁠35123023
Nov 9vs.North Carolina A&TW 31–⁠3110010
Nov 16atMonmouthL 33–⁠40456016
Nov 30vs.Eastern KentuckyW 22–⁠17223017

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

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