Receiver, South Dakota, 2021–⁠25

Javion Phelps

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Orlando, FL

Javion Phelps played receiver at South Dakota (2021–⁠25).

Career highs

89receiving yards, career highat Illinois State, 2022

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022South Dakota1823513.1043
2023South Dakota1022422.4248
2024South Dakota1720612.1131
2025South Dakota77110.1016
Career5273614.2348

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022South Dakota8WRFr.
2023South Dakota8WRSo.
2024South Dakota8WRJr.
2025South Dakota8WRSr.6′4″205

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)210.96––20.24%
2023South Dakota (FCS)111.83––20.2–
2024South Dakota (FCS)170.93––15.8–
2025South Dakota (FCS)80.30––2.4–

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 South Dakota 5 games, 7 catches, 71 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 27atNorth Dakota StateL 13–⁠511909
Nov 1vs.North DakotaW 26–⁠21218012
Nov 8vs.South Dakota StateW 24–⁠17116016
Nov 15atSouthern IllinoisW 53–⁠511808
Nov 29vs.DrakeW 38–⁠17220013

No box score in the source for Sep 6 at Lamar, so that game is not listed.

2024 South Dakota 9 games, 17 catches, 206 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Northern StateW 45–⁠31707
Sep 21vs.DrakeW 42–⁠3225014
Oct 5atMurray StateW 59–⁠0110010
Oct 12vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠17329012
Oct 26atSouth Dakota StateL 17–⁠201606
Nov 9vs.Indiana StateW 49–⁠0113013
Nov 16atNorth DakotaW 42–⁠362603
Nov 23vs.North Dakota StateW 29–⁠28379131
Dec 7vs.Tarleton StateW 42–⁠31331015

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

2023 South Dakota 5 games, 10 catches, 224 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 24–⁠0113013
Oct 7vs.Murray StateW 38–⁠7235033
Oct 14vs.Youngstown StateW 34–⁠31262048
Dec 2 ✦vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠24233118
Dec 9 ✦vs.North Dakota StateL 17–⁠45381138
2022 South Dakota 10 games, 18 catches, 235 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atKansas StateL 0–⁠34325013
Sep 10atMontanaL 7–⁠241303
Sep 17vs.Cal PolyW 38–⁠21213012
Oct 8atSouth Dakota StateL 3–⁠28117017
Oct 15atIllinois StateL 10–⁠12489043
Oct 22vs.Southern IllinoisW 27–⁠24112012
Oct 29atYoungstown StateL 24–⁠45222014
Nov 5vs.Missouri StateW 20–⁠13112012
Nov 12atNorth DakotaL 19–⁠28115015
Nov 19vs.Northern IowaL 14–⁠58227016

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

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