Jayshon Platt
Illinois Fighting Illini
74
Average

Jayshon Platt

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
RESDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Florida Atlantic
2nd String / Backup

Is Jayshon Platt starting?

Jayshon Platt is listed 2nd string at RES for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Jayshon Platt is listed RES #2 for Illinois at 74 OVR.

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Depth at RES · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1474Daniel BrownStarter
  2. 2174Jayshon PlattYou
  3. 3974Alex Perry
  4. 48754BJ Thurman
  5. 58454Grant Smith

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Venice, ranked #965 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 46 catches, 720 yards, 5 TD. That's 23% of the team's production at his spot and 90th-percentile production nationally — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #965 NatlTeam Share23%Percentile90th
North Port, FL
Jersey
#1
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
185 lbs
Transfer
Florida Atlantic

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—467205

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8617
National Rank
#965
High School
Venice
Hometown
Venice, FL

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 90th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.79 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 74. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 90% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 32% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Jayshon Platt's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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74
Average
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Team Role

46 rec · 720 yds · 5 TD
Usage / Involvement85%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.