Receiver, Arizona (from Chattanooga), 2021–⁠25

Javin Whatley

Lettered 2025 (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
5′10″
Weight
167 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Rockmart, GA

Javin Whatley played receiver at Chattanooga (2021–⁠24) and Arizona (2025).

At a glance

Best season
977
Receiving yards, 2023 (Chattanooga, 8–⁠5)
Best game
168 yards
Vs. Weber State, week 2, 2025: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Western Carolina, 2023231receiving yards, career highvs. Western Carolina, 20234receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Western Carolina, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Chattanooga2945115.6372
2023Chattanooga5597717.8967
2024Chattanooga5568912.5671
2025Arizona4149012.0585
Career1802,60714.52385

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Chattanooga92060
2023Chattanooga183830
2024Chattanooga143961
2025Arizona4980
Career451,0831

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Chattanooga6WRFr.
2023Chattanooga6WRSo.
2024Chattanooga6WRJr.
2025Arizona6WRSr.5′10″167

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
2022Chattanooga (FCS)340.9581st (n=683)0.7132.57%
2023Chattanooga (FCS)721.1789th (n=681)0.8084.58%
2024Chattanooga (FCS)650.8945th (n=581)0.9258.18%
2025Arizona60-0.012nd (n=1040)0.46-0.77%

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

2025 Arizona 13 games, 41 catches, 490 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.Hawai’iW 40–⁠63380––
Sep 6vs.Weber StateW 48–⁠351682––
Sep 12vs.Kansas StateW 23–⁠175310––
Sep 27atIowa StateL 14–⁠394270––
Oct 4vs.Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠135521––
Oct 11vs.BYUL 27–⁠333120––
Oct 18atHoustonL 28–⁠317420127
Nov 1atColoradoW 52–⁠171341––
Nov 8vs.KansasW 24–⁠202160––
Nov 15atCincinnatiW 30–⁠241−20126
Nov 22vs.BaylorW 41–⁠17–––118
Nov 28atArizona StateW 23–⁠72250––
Jan 2 ✦vs.SMUL 19–⁠243471127
2024 Chattanooga 12 games, 55 catches, 689 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31atTennesseeL 3–⁠693400––
Sep 7atGeorgia StateL 21–⁠242160117
Sep 14vs.MercerL 3–⁠102160243
Sep 28vs.Portland StateW 45–⁠3081083136
Oct 5atEast Tennessee StateW 17–⁠105950112
Oct 12atFurmanW 41–⁠10101681––
Oct 19vs.WoffordW 37–⁠54310118
Oct 26vs.VMIW 31–⁠106490––
Nov 2atWestern CarolinaL 34–⁠385910233
Nov 9atThe CitadelW 31–⁠72171––
Nov 16vs.SamfordL 13–⁠3633005201
Nov 23atAustin PeayW 24–⁠175281136
2023 Chattanooga 13 games, 55 catches, 977 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2atNorth AlabamaL 27–⁠4161060356
Sep 9vs.Kennesaw StateW 27–⁠204521112
Sep 16vs.The CitadelW 48–⁠33531––
Sep 23atSamfordW 47–⁠241100––
Sep 30atWoffordW 23–⁠134940263
Oct 7vs.Western CarolinaL 50–⁠521123145116
Oct 14atMercerW 22–⁠103380255
Oct 21vs.East Tennessee StateW 34–⁠33550123
Oct 28atVMIW 24–⁠232611––
Nov 4vs.FurmanL 14–⁠1771021––
Nov 18atAlabamaL 10–⁠664690118
Nov 25 ✦atAustin PeayW 24–⁠215971225
Dec 2 ✦atFurmanL 7–⁠26290115
2022 Chattanooga 9 games, 29 catches, 451 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.WoffordW 31–⁠02260––
Sep 10atEastern IllinoisW 38–⁠204791251
Sep 22atIllinoisL 0–⁠31170––
Oct 1atEast Tennessee StateW 24–⁠166750125
Oct 15vs.VMIW 41–⁠131721––
Oct 22vs.MercerW 41–⁠215350229
Oct 29atFurmanL 20–⁠241520125
Nov 12vs.SamfordL 24–⁠354580––
Nov 19atWestern CarolinaL 29–⁠325471376

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

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