Receiver, New Haven, 2025–⁠26

Jonathan Lawson

Number
No. 7
Height
5′7″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Miami Gardens, FL

Jonathan Lawson plays receiver for New Haven. Last time out, at Robert Morris: 2 catches, 14 yards.

2026 so far

12 catches, 80 yards

Last game: 2 catches, 14 yards at Robert Morris, W 26–⁠15

Next game: at Central Connecticut, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 7@SDST
  2. 48BRWN
  3. 11@MRMK
  4. 14@RMU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Brown, 2026114receiving yards, career highvs. Merrimack, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025New Haven411428.5170
2026New Haven12806.7012
Career1619412.1170

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025New Haven7WRSo.
2026New Haven7WRJr.5′7″170

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
2025New Haven (FCS)4-0.60––-2.4–
2026New Haven (FCS)19-0.08––-1.6–

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 New Haven 5 games, 12 catches, 80 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12atSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠572705−7
Sep 19vs.BrownL 10–⁠17748012–
Sep 26atMerrimackL 10–⁠17111011–
Oct 3atAustin PeayL 17–⁠42––––−5
Oct 17atRobert MorrisW 26–⁠1521408–
2025 New Haven 4 games, 4 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 20vs.Saginaw Valley StateW 35–⁠281000–
Sep 27atDuquesneL 18–⁠441000–
Oct 4vs.PaceW 28–⁠14–––––
Nov 8vs.MerrimackW 41–⁠312114170–

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

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