JD Willoughby

WR · #2 · UConn · JR · 6'0" · 208 · Fairburn, GA

WR-SL depth chart, 2nd

195 2026 receiving yards

11 of 19 2026 catches

1 2026 TDs

5 Explosive plays

6 Career games (1 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	UConn	6	1	11-19	195	17.7	1

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 32.5 60

Yards per catch 17.7 86

Catch rate 57.9% 37

Receiving TDs 1 37

Around JD

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Kalieb Osborne QB · 1,421 pass yds · 6g

Kenji Christian RB · 192 rush yds · 5g

WR-X

Javon Brown WR · 202 rec yds · 5g

WR-Z

Ryder Treadway WR · 226 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL

Julian Allen WR · 30 rec yds · 6g

Xavier Watson TE · 106 rec yds · 6g

The situation

UConn 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 13.7% 77

Red zone TD rate 82.4% 90

Line yards per carry 2.5 54

Sack rate allowed 10.8% 4

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	Lafayette Leopards	3	3	40	0	1	9%
W2	MD	2	1	36	1	0	10%
W3	@ USM	1	1	32	0	0	4%
W4	@ M-OH	3	1	4	0	0	10%
W5	SYR	6	2	51	0	0	16%
W6	@ TEM	4	3	32	0	0	17%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#2177 Palmer Williams P · Davie County BAY

#2177

Isaiah Thacker WR · New Palestine BALL

#2179

Jediyah Willoughby ATH · Langston Hughes TOL

#2237

Edward Fonua OT · Cerritos FRES

#2283

Derek Fields S · Chaminade BALL

ATHs in the class

#258 Jesiah Stevens-Silva Fountain-fort Carson CMU

#176 Nickolas Roy Rabun Gap-Nacoochee BUFF

#177

Jediyah Willoughby Langston Hughes TOL

#187

Tony Martin Miramar WMU

#188 Aden Tagaloa-Nelson Woodford County WVU

2026 · 60th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 20th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.