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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Senior |
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Born: | March 29, 2002 |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 167 lb (76 kg) |
Career history | |
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High school | Palmetto (Palmetto, Florida) |
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LaJohntay Wester (born March 29, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Colorado Buffaloes. He previously played for the Florida Atlantic Owls.
Wester attended Palmetto High School in Palmetto, Florida. [1] As a senior, Wester hauled in 35 receptions for 758 yards and eight touchdowns before committing to play college football at Florida Atlantic University. [2]
During his freshman season in 2020, Wester recorded 17 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown. [3] He followed that up the next season, tallying 65 receptions for 702 yards and four touchdowns. [4] [5] In 2023, Wester became the school's all-time leading receiver. [2] He finished the season with 108 receptions for 1,168 yards and eight touchdowns, being named to the First-team All-AAC, and being named the AAC special teams player of the year. [6] [7] He was also named a First-team All-American as a punt returner. [8] On December 15, 2023, Wester entered the transfer portal. [9]
On January 10, 2024, Wester announced that he would be transferring to the University of Colorado Boulder to play for the Colorado Buffaloes. [10] [11]
Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Punt Returning | Kick Returning | |||||||||||||
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GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
Florida Atlantic Owls | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 9 | 17 | 114 | 6.7 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 0 | 12 | 260 | 21.7 | 0 | |
2021 | 12 | 65 | 702 | 10.8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 19 | 129 | 6.8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
2022 | 12 | 62 | 719 | 11.6 | 8 | 15 | 106 | 7.1 | 1 | 14 | 136 | 9.7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
2023 | 12 | 108 | 1,168 | 10.8 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 1 | 14 | 278 | 19.9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Career [12] | 45 | 252 | 2,703 | 10.7 | 21 | 36 | 213 | 5.9 | 2 | 57 | 632 | 11.1 | 1 | 14 | 290 | 20.7 | 0 |
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