Receiver, Davidson, 2025–⁠26

Jacary Lightsey

Number
No. 3
Height
5′10″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Fayetteville, NC

Jacary Lightsey plays receiver for Davidson. Last time out, at San Diego: 3 catches, 14 yards. Lightsey leads Davidson in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

42 catches, 519 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 14 yards at San Diego, L 14–⁠63

Next game: at St. Thomas (MN), Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 65CONC
  2. 72ELON
  3. 96DKSN
  4. 102VMI
  5. 170DRKE
  6. 14@USD

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Dickinson, 2026170receiving yards, career highvs. Drake, 2026

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Davidson24422.0041
2026Davidson4251912.4360
Career4456312.8360

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Davidson3WRJr.
2026Davidson3WRSr.5′10″180

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
2025Davidson (FCS)20.69––1.4–
2026Davidson (FCS)660.1012th (n=829)0.436.915%

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 Davidson 6 games, 42 catches, 519 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.ConcordL 35–⁠411065117–
Sep 5vs.ElonL 0–⁠38372040–
Sep 12vs.DickinsonW 28–⁠141196023–
Sep 19vs.VMIW 27–⁠245102135–
Sep 26vs.DrakeL 32–⁠5110170160−7
Oct 3atSan DiegoL 14–⁠6331409–
2025 Davidson 1 game, 2 catches, 44 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 20vs.GreensboroW 48–⁠0244041–

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

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