Receiver, Western Carolina, 2024–⁠26

Jai Boyd

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Winnsboro, SC

Jai Boyd plays receiver for Western Carolina. Last time out, at Mercer: 1 of 1, 5 yards, 1 TD; 6 catches, 76 yards. Boyd leads Western Carolina in receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

22 catches, 328 yards, 4 TD

Last game: 1 of 1, 5 yards, 1 TD; 6 catches, 76 yards at Mercer, L 14–⁠17

Next game: vs. Chattanooga, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 13EKU
  2. 49@CAM
  3. 32@CIN
  4. 103PRES
  5. 6@ETSU
  6. 49TNTC
  7. 76@MER

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last at Mercer, 2026103receiving yards, career highvs. Presbyterian, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highat Campbell, 2026

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Western Carolina1930716.2056
2025Western Carolina22110.5111
2026Western Carolina2232814.9449
Career4365615.3556

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Western Carolina1WRSo.
2025Western Carolina1WRJr.
2026Western Carolina1WRSr.6′2″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
2025Western Carolina (FCS)40.95––3.8–
2026Western Carolina (FCS)370.8391st (n=829)0.4330.97%

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 Western Carolina 7 games, 22 catches, 328 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Eastern KentuckyW 45–⁠2121308
Sep 6atCampbellL 19–⁠28249248
Sep 12atCincinnatiL 10–⁠6263209
Sep 19vs.PresbyterianW 58–⁠143103141
Sep 26atEast Tennessee StateL 31–⁠581606
Oct 3vs.Tennessee TechW 44–⁠20249149
Oct 10atMercerL 14–⁠17676036
2025 Western Carolina 1 game, 2 catches, 21 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 8vs.MercerL 47–⁠49221111
2024 Western Carolina 8 games, 19 catches, 307 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 5vs.WoffordW 21–⁠1721609
Oct 12vs.The CitadelW 30–⁠16216011
Oct 19atFurmanW 52–⁠203102056
Oct 26atMercerL 34–⁠44220019
Nov 2vs.ChattanoogaW 38–⁠34219012
Nov 9atEast Tennessee StateL 21–⁠24237034
Nov 16vs.VMIW 58–⁠28377056
Nov 23atSamfordW 47–⁠42320010

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

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