2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 1
Jayshon Platt
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- High School:
- Venice
- Prev School:
- Florida Atlantic
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
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