Receiver, Villanova (from Princeton), 2022–⁠25

Luke Colella

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Wexford, PA

Luke Colella played receiver at Princeton (2022–⁠24) and Villanova (2025).

Career highs

10catches, career highat Elon, 2025139receiving yards, career highat New Hampshire, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Stony Brook, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Princeton362.004
2023Princeton4560113.4675
2024Princeton4356213.1560
2025Villanova771,07113.9851
Career1682,24013.31975

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Princeton1WRFr.
2023Princeton1WRSo.
2024Princeton1WRJr.
2025Villanova1WRSr.5′10″195

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
2022Princeton (FCS)5-0.56––-2.8–
2023Princeton (FCS)660.6834th (n=681)0.8044.910%
2024Princeton (FCS)590.6921st (n=581)0.9240.911%
2025Villanova (FCS)1230.4447th (n=1040)0.4654.214%

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 Villanova 15 games, 77 catches, 1,071 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6vs.ColgateW 24–⁠175124051–
Sep 13atPenn StateL 6–⁠521303–
Sep 20atMonmouthL 33–⁠519117029–
Sep 27vs.William & MaryW 31–⁠2468802315
Oct 4atNew HampshireW 37–⁠79139046–
Oct 11atElonW 29–⁠2110125242–
Oct 18vs.HamptonW 56–⁠14134134–
Oct 25vs.UAlbanyW 29–⁠166107236–
Nov 8atTowsonW 28–⁠10331019–
Nov 15vs.Stony BrookW 30–⁠27442221–
Nov 22vs.Sacred HeartW 34–⁠10421014–
Nov 29vs.HarvardW 52–⁠724012918
Dec 6atLehighW 14–⁠7871012–
Dec 13atTarleton StateW 26–⁠21571034–
Dec 20 ✦vs.Illinois StateL 14–⁠30458040–
2024 Princeton 10 games, 43 catches, 562 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 21atLehighL 20–⁠35586136–
Sep 28vs.HowardW 30–⁠13137137–
Oct 5atColumbiaL 17–⁠34443016–
Oct 12atMercerL 7–⁠341707–
Oct 18vs.BrownW 29–⁠17696160–
Oct 26atHarvardL 13–⁠45452027−2
Nov 2vs.CornellL 35–⁠49556120–
Nov 8vs.DartmouthL 17–⁠264411187
Nov 16atYaleL 28–⁠42662014–
Nov 23vs.PennsylvaniaW 20–⁠177820271
2023 Princeton 10 games, 45 catches, 601 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16atSan DiegoW 23–⁠12362132–
Sep 23vs.BryantL 13–⁠1663408–
Sep 29vs.ColumbiaW 10–⁠7753015–
Oct 7vs.LafayetteL 9–⁠12338116–
Oct 14atBrownL 27–⁠2831807–
Oct 21vs.HarvardW 21–⁠14598036–
Oct 28atCornellW 14–⁠3344133–
Nov 3atDartmouthL 21–⁠235107162–
Nov 11vs.YaleL 28–⁠367121275–
Nov 18atPennsylvaniaW 31–⁠24326020–
2022 Princeton 2 games, 3 catches, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 5vs.DartmouthW 17–⁠141000–
Nov 19vs.PennsylvaniaL 19–⁠202604–

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

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