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Jersey Number 0
Jaylan Sanchez
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Hometown:
- North Bergen, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas [FL]
- Previous:
- Villanova
2025:
Transferred to JMU with one season of eligibility remaining after spending three years at Villanova (2022-24)
2024 at Villanova:
2023 at Villanova:
2022 at Villanova:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in all 14 games, making 12 starts at wide receiver
- Had 30 receptions for 396 receiving yards and one touchdown
- Had three catches for 86 yards and a touchdown at Marshall (Nov. 8), highlighted by career-long 80-yard score
- Made four grabs for 51 yards at Liberty (Sept. 20)
- Tallied four receptions for 39 yards vs. Louisiana (Oct. 11)
- Had two catches for 69 yards with a long of 42 vs. App State (Nov. 15)
- Also had two receptions fo 36 yards at Oregon (Dec. 20) in the College Football Playoff
- Tallied three or more catches in four games
- Made a 25+ yard catch in four games
Transferred to JMU with one season of eligibility remaining after spending three years at Villanova (2022-24)
2024 at Villanova:
- Played in all 14 games, making five starts at wide receiver
- Had 38 receptions for 522 receiving yards and three touchdowns
- Averaged 13.7 yards per catch
- Made four catches for 59 yards and a career-high tying two touchdowns vs. Towson (Sept. 14)
- Had five receptions for a season-best 103 receiving yards at Hampton (Nov. 2), which included a career-long 72-yard catch
- Tied career high with six catches for 54 yards in FCS Second Round at UIW (Dec. 7)
- Registered three catches for 31 yards and a score vs. North Carolina A&T (Nov. 9)
- Tallied three or more catches in eight games
- Had 50+ receiving yards in four games
- Produced five catches of at least 25 yards
2023 at Villanova:
- Started all 13 games at wide receiver
- Had 28 receptions for 716 receiving yards and six touchdowns
- Averaged an FCS-leading 25.6 yards per catch, which set a Villanova record
- Also ranked ninth in the CAA in receiving touchdowns and 11th in receiving yards per game (55.1)
- Career highs of six receptions for 158 yards and two touchdowns at North Carolina A&T (Oct. 7), with both TDs being 58 and 59 yards, respectively
- Two catches for 128 yards vs. Colgate (Sept. 9), making receptions of 68 and 60 yards
- Also passed century mark with four grabs for 103 yards and a score vs. Stony Brook (Oct. 28)
- Four catches for 50 yards and a touchdown at Albany (Sept. 30)
- Had two catches for 91 yards and a score vs. Youngstown State, which included a 64-yard touchdown
- Seven catches of at least 40 yards, including three touchdown catches over 50
- Tallied two or more catches in nine games
- Three 100-yard games and five games with 50+ yards
2022 at Villanova:
- Played in 10 games, making three starts at wide receiver
- Had 10 receptions for 65 receiving yards
- Season-high four catches for 29 yards vs. Albany (Oct. 22)
- Made three catches for 15 yards vs. Hampton (Oct. 29)
- Season-long 20-yard reception at Maine (Oct. 1)
- Also averaged 19.0 yards on four kick returns with a long of 30
High School:
- Played senior season at St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida
- Third Team All-State as a senior
- Lettered in three seasons at St. Peter’s Prep in New Jersey
- First Team All-State as a junior and Third Team All-State as a sophomore
- Had career totals of 1,850 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns in high school
- Dual-sport athlete who was a long jumper for the track & field program
- National Honor Society
Personal:
- Son of Jorge and Marie Sanchez
- Has a sister, Jeannette
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