Receiver, Yale, 2024–⁠26

Jaxton Santiago

Number
No. 18
Height
6′3″
Weight
211 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Bakersfield, CA

Jaxton Santiago plays receiver for Yale. Last time out, against Rhode Island: 3 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD. Santiago leads Yale in receiving touchdowns and receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

38 catches, 584 yards, 8 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD vs. Rhode Island, L 23–⁠41

Next game: at Pennsylvania, Oct 23

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 234@HC
  2. 58@COR
  3. 100MRMK
  4. 147DART
  5. 45URI

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

13catches, career highvs. Dartmouth, 2026234receiving yards, career highat Holy Cross, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Dartmouth, 2026

Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Yale912313.7029
2025Yale5068713.7571
2026Yale3858415.4875
Career971,39414.41375

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2025Yale6350
2026Yale101200
Career161550

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Yale18WRFr.
2025Yale18WRSo.
2026Yale18WRJr.6′3″211

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
2025Yale (FCS)690.6579th (n=1040)0.4644.59%
2026Yale (FCS)540.7585th (n=829)0.4340.414%

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 Yale 5 games, 38 catches, 584 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 19atHoly CrossW 38–⁠28122342–
Sep 26atCornellL 25–⁠385581–
Oct 3vs.MerrimackW 41–⁠24510026
Oct 10vs.DartmouthW 28–⁠71314721
Oct 17vs.Rhode IslandL 23–⁠4134513
2025 Yale 11 games, 50 catches, 687 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 20vs.Holy CrossW 28–⁠102150–
Sep 27vs.CornellW 41–⁠2412011
Oct 4atLehighL 13–⁠316850–
Oct 11atDartmouthL 16–⁠1721701
Oct 18vs.StonehillW 47–⁠7515012
Oct 25vs.PennsylvaniaW 35–⁠135591–
Nov 1vs.ColumbiaW 24–⁠1059211
Nov 8atBrownW 34–⁠227420–
Nov 15atPrincetonW 13–⁠1033501
Nov 22vs.HarvardW 45–⁠285681–
Nov 29atYoungstown StateW 43–⁠4291040–
2024 Yale 5 games, 9 catches, 123 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 21atHoly CrossW 38–⁠313420–
Oct 5vs.Central ConnecticutW 23–⁠22160–
Oct 12vs.DartmouthL 43–⁠443400–
Oct 25atPennsylvaniaW 31–⁠101290–
Nov 23atHarvardW 34–⁠29160–

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

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