Receiver, Houston, 2013–⁠17

John Leday

Number
No. 85
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Hometown
Port Arthur, TX

John Leday played receiver at Houston (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Rice, 2017

Team titles: American champions, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Houston199.019
2015Houston44110.3020
2017Houston251415.6123
Career301916.4223

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Houston255720

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Houston85WR
2014Houston85WR
2015Houston85WR
2016Houston85WR
2017Houston85WR6′0″200

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
2015Houston51.06––5.3–
2017Houston280.14––4.05%

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

2017 Houston 11 games, 25 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 9atArizonaW 19–⁠164602105
Sep 16vs.RiceW 38–⁠37601––
Sep 23vs.Texas TechL 24–⁠276250147
Sep 30atTempleW 20–⁠13–––230
Oct 7vs.SMUW 35–⁠2221704100
Oct 14atTulsaL 17–⁠451−20482
Oct 19vs.MemphisL 38–⁠423210357
Oct 28atSouth FloridaW 28–⁠242140270
Nov 18atTulaneL 17–⁠20–––222
Nov 24vs.NavyW 24–⁠14–––113
Dec 24 ✦vs.Fresno StateL 27–⁠33–––446
2015 Houston 3 games, 4 catches, 41 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Oct 31vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠0180––
Nov 27vs.NavyW 52–⁠311200––
Dec 5vs.TempleW 24–⁠132130––
2013 Houston 1 game, 1 catch, 9 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.SouthernW 62–⁠13191––

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

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