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University of Illinois Athletics

2026 Football Signing Class

Jayshon Platt

  • Position WR
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Sarasota, Fla.
  • High School Venice
  • Prev School Florida Atlantic

Biography

2026 Senior

  • Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining 

2025 Junior (Florida Atlantic)

  • Played in all 12 games with nine starts at wide receiver
  • 46 receptions for 720 yards and five touchdowns on the season
  • Ranked 30th in the nation with eight receptions over 30 yards
  • Returned 25 kickoffs for 613 yards (24.5 yards per return) on the season
  • Career-high 121 receiving yards and one touchdown at Navy (10/25/25)
  • 100-yard receiving games against Memphis, Navy, and Tulsa

2024 Junior (Florida Atlantic)

  • Played in four games and redshirted the season
  • Four receptions for 38 yards and one touchdown on the season
  • One kick return for 29 yards on the season

2023 Sophomore (Florida Atlantic)

  • Played in nine games, primarily on special teams
  • Two receptions for seven yards on the season

2022 Freshman (Florida Atlantic)

  • Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams
  • Three receptions for 26 yards on the season
  • Seven kick returns for 135 yards (19.3 yards per return) on the season
  • CUSA All-Freshman Team as a kick returner

High School 

  • Played for head coach John Peacock at Venice
  • Led Venice to a state title
  • Offers included Richmond, Navy, Lafayette, and Bryant
  • Three-sport athlete, including football, basketball, and track
  • Part of a relay 4x100 relay team that held the best time in the 4A District 8 meet (41.89)
  • Ran the 100 meters in 10.9 seconds and the 200 meters in 22.1 seconds

Personal

  • Born January 12, 2004

Statistics

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