Tight end, South Dakota, to 2024

J.J. Galbreath

Number
No. 82
Height
6′3″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Arvada, CO
Born
Aug 5, 2001

J.J. Galbreath played tight end at South Dakota (to 2024).

Career highs

8catches, best game on filevs. South Dakota State, 2023101receiving yards, best game on filetwice; last vs. North Dakota, 20232receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. UC Davis, 2024

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022South Dakota2125512.1155
2023South Dakota3657916.1575
2024South Dakota3246914.7480
On file (2022–⁠24)891,30314.61080

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022South Dakota82TEYr 1
2023South Dakota82TEYr 2
2024South Dakota82TESo. (Yr 3)6′3″220

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
2022South Dakota (FCS)250.80––20.16%
2023South Dakota (FCS)261.62––42.16%
2024South Dakota (FCS)370.9047th (n=581)0.9233.47%

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

2024 South Dakota 10 games, 32 catches, 469 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Northern StateW 45–⁠32705
Sep 7atWisconsinL 13–⁠27226024
Sep 21vs.DrakeW 42–⁠3120020
Sep 28vs.Southern IllinoisW 42–⁠132100180
Oct 5atMurray StateW 59–⁠0430014
Oct 12vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠17361129
Oct 19atYoungstown StateW 27–⁠17379032
Oct 26atSouth Dakota StateL 17–⁠20333012
Dec 14vs.UC DavisW 35–⁠21645219
Dec 21 ✦atMontana StateL 17–⁠31668023

No box score in the source for Sep 14 at Portland State, so that game is not listed.

2023 South Dakota 11 games, 36 catches, 579 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atMissouriL 10–⁠35112012
Sep 9vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 24–⁠0326113
Sep 16vs.LamarW 35–⁠6225120
Sep 30atNorth Dakota StateW 24–⁠19221013
Oct 7vs.Murray StateW 38–⁠7243135
Oct 14vs.Youngstown StateW 34–⁠316101142
Oct 21atIndiana StateW 17–⁠3159059
Oct 28vs.South Dakota StateL 3–⁠37865018
Nov 4atSouthern IllinoisW 14–⁠7551022
Nov 11vs.North DakotaW 14–⁠105101032
Dec 2 ✦vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠24175175
2022 South Dakota 8 games, 21 catches, 255 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atKansas StateL 0–⁠34332019
Sep 17vs.Cal PolyW 38–⁠21687025
Sep 24vs.North Dakota StateL 17–⁠341000
Oct 8atSouth Dakota StateL 3–⁠281808
Oct 15atIllinois StateL 10–⁠12114014
Oct 29atYoungstown StateL 24–⁠45371055
Nov 5vs.Missouri StateW 20–⁠13230027
Nov 19vs.Northern IowaL 14–⁠5841318

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height6′3⅜″
Weight231 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan78⅜″
40-yard dash4.68 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill6.82 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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