Tight end, North Carolina, Western Carolina and Charlotte, 2022–⁠26

Jake Young

Number
No. 87
Height
6′3″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Waxhaw, NC

Jake Young plays tight end for Western Carolina, after North Carolina (2022), Western Carolina (2023–⁠24) and Charlotte (2025). Last time out, at Mercer: 3 catches, 21 yards.

2026 so far

13 catches, 106 yards

Last game: 3 catches, 21 yards at Mercer, L 14–⁠17

Next game: vs. Chattanooga, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 3EKU
  2. 49@CIN
  3. 23PRES
  4. 10TNTC
  5. 21@MER

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. VMI, 2024

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Western Carolina242.004
2024Western Carolina2730311.2222
2025Charlotte4307.5012
2026Western Carolina131068.2019
Career464439.6222

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022North Carolina87TERS
2023Western Carolina87TEFr.
2024Western Carolina87TESo.
2025Charlotte87TEJr.
2026Western Carolina87TESr.6′3″245

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
2023Western Carolina (FCS)1-0.03––0.0–
2024Western Carolina (FCS)280.94––26.43%
2025Charlotte13-0.02––-0.2–
2026Western Carolina (FCS)180.28––5.0–

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 5 games, 13 catches, 106 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Eastern KentuckyW 45–⁠211303
Sep 12atCincinnatiL 10–⁠62549019
Sep 19vs.PresbyterianW 58–⁠14223013
Oct 3vs.Tennessee TechW 44–⁠2021005
Oct 10atMercerL 14–⁠1732108
2025 Charlotte 3 games, 4 catches, 30 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.North CarolinaL 3–⁠20––––
Oct 11atArmyL 7–⁠2421206
Nov 8atEast CarolinaL 22–⁠48218012
2024 Western Carolina 12 games, 27 catches, 303 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atNC StateL 21–⁠38331113
Sep 7vs.CampbellL 16–⁠24223017
Sep 14atElonW 24–⁠17331013
Sep 21atMontanaL 35–⁠461808
Oct 5vs.WoffordW 21–⁠17221013
Oct 12vs.The CitadelW 30–⁠16110010
Oct 19atFurmanW 52–⁠20438017
Oct 26atMercerL 34–⁠44115015
Nov 2vs.ChattanoogaW 38–⁠34122022
Nov 9atEast Tennessee StateL 21–⁠24219111
Nov 16vs.VMIW 58–⁠28674021
Nov 23atSamfordW 47–⁠42111011
2023 Western Carolina 2 games, 2 catches, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 30atThe CitadelW 49–⁠141000
Nov 11vs.East Tennessee StateW 58–⁠71404

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

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