Tight end, Illinois State, 2022–⁠25

Javon Charles

Number
No. 85
Height
6′5″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Glenn Heights, TX

Javon Charles played tight end at Illinois State (2022–⁠25).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Illinois State4194.8111
2024Illinois State12887.3124
2025Illinois State191688.8319
Career352757.9524

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Illinois State85TEFr.
2023Illinois State85TESo.
2024Illinois State85TEJr.
2025Illinois State85TESr.6′5″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
2023Illinois State (FCS)30.99––3.0–
2024Illinois State (FCS)120.56––6.8–
2025Illinois State (FCS)320.3228th (n=1040)0.4610.23%

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 Illinois State 13 games, 19 catches, 168 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atOklahomaL 3–⁠351303
Sep 13atEastern IllinoisW 42–⁠302806
Sep 20vs.North AlabamaW 38–⁠36112012
Oct 11atMurray StateW 46–⁠32119119
Oct 18vs.Youngstown StateL 35–⁠40336113
Nov 1vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠16221119
Nov 8atIndiana StateW 52–⁠20216013
Nov 15atSouth Dakota StateW 35–⁠21215011
Nov 22vs.Southern IllinoisL 7–⁠371707
Dec 6atNorth Dakota StateW 29–⁠281303
Dec 13atUC DavisW 42–⁠31––––
Dec 20 ✦atVillanovaW 30–⁠14110010
Jan 5 ✦vs.Montana StateL 34–⁠35218012
2024 Illinois State 9 games, 12 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atIowaL 0–⁠401303
Sep 14vs.Western IllinoisW 51–⁠341707
Oct 5atSouthern IllinoisW 45–⁠101000
Oct 19atMurray StateW 40–⁠32217013
Nov 2vs.Youngstown StateW 23–⁠161414
Nov 9atNorthern IowaW 31–⁠932109
Nov 16atIndiana StateW 31–⁠19––––
Nov 30atSoutheast Missouri StateW 35–⁠27124024
Dec 7atUC DavisL 10–⁠42212010
2023 Illinois State 5 games, 4 catches, 19 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.DaytonW 41–⁠01505
Sep 9atWestern IllinoisW 34–⁠18––––
Sep 16atEastern IllinoisL 13–⁠141101
Oct 14vs.Indiana StateW 44–⁠71212
Oct 21atYoungstown StateL 38–⁠41111011

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

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