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Jersey Number 2
Junior Vandeross III
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Jesuit
- Major:
- General Studies
Career
Has caught at least one pass in 39 consecutive games. Which is the third largest streak in the nation. 215 career receptions ranks fifth all-time at UT...2,647 receiving yards which passes up Steve Odom (2,631 yards from 2003-06) for eighth place...Has 20 career touchdown receptions, one shy of cracking Toledo’s top 10
2025
First-Team All-MAC for second straight year...82 receptions for 1,008 yards and 11 TDs...First in MAC and 13th in nation in receptions per game (6.3)...Leads MAC and tied for fifth in nation in TD receptions (11)...Third in MAC in receving yards per game (78.9)...Has led team in receptions all 12 games...Six receptions vs. Miami...Six receptions for 97 yards and a TD vs. NIU...Seven receptions for 52 yards and a TD vs. Washington State...Eight catches for 76 yards vs. Kent State...Six catches for 100 yards vs. BGSU...Season-high nine receptions for 122 yards and career-tying two TDs vs. Akron...Six receptions for 45 yards and two TDs vs. Morgan State...Seven catches for 88 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky...Five receptions for 122 yards and a 71-yard touchdown against Western Kentucky...Named to Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list and Shrine Bowl watch list.
2024
First-Team All-MAC...Led Rockets and was third in MAC with 85 receptions...Second on team and fourth in league with 957 receiving yards...Named Offensive MVP of GameAbove Sports Bowl vs. Pitt...Set career highs in receptions (12) and receiving yards (194) in the 48-46 six-OT victory over the Panthers...Had 67-yard catch-and-run TD vs. Pitt...11 receptions vs. Akron...Also grabbed 11 receptions for 106 yards against Bowling Green...Team-high seven receptions for 74 yards at NIU...Caught eight passes for 74 yards at Buffalo...Led Rockets with seven receptions, 73 yards at Mississippi State...Caught a leaping four-yard TD pass vs. MSU on fourth down on Toledo’s first drive...Led all receivers with 115 yards on three catches and added a career-long 73-yard touchdown reception vs. UMass.
2023
Second on team with 47 receptions and 664 yards receiving...Caught career-high six passes for 106 yards vs. Miami in the MAC Championship Game...Caught 22-yard TD pass vs. BGSU...Caught two TD passes vs. EMU...Career-high 147 receiving yards and one TD on four receptions vs. NIU...Caught team-high and career-high six passes for 80 yards at Illinois.
2022
Played in 11 games, mostly on special teams...Returned three kickoffs for 44 yards...Added one reception and seven tackles on the season...Season-long 22-yard kick return and 18-yard reception vs. Bowling Green.
High School
Three-star prospect according to 24/7 Sports....Caught 47 passes for 747 yards and eight touchdowns his senior season....Helped lead his team to the 6A State Championship Game....Caught 53 passes for 981 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior....High school coaches were Matt Thompson and Neil Goldman.
Personal
Full name is Jessie Lee Vandeross III...Son of Denis Lopez and Nina Vandeross....Has one brother and one sister...General studies major.
Career Game Highs
Receptions: 12 (vs. Pitt, 12-26-24)
Receiving Yards: 194 (vs. Pitt, 12-26-24)
Long Reception: 73 (vs. UMass, 9-7-24)
Touchdowns: 2 (vs Eastern Michigan, 11-8-23)
Has caught at least one pass in 39 consecutive games. Which is the third largest streak in the nation. 215 career receptions ranks fifth all-time at UT...2,647 receiving yards which passes up Steve Odom (2,631 yards from 2003-06) for eighth place...Has 20 career touchdown receptions, one shy of cracking Toledo’s top 10
2025
First-Team All-MAC for second straight year...82 receptions for 1,008 yards and 11 TDs...First in MAC and 13th in nation in receptions per game (6.3)...Leads MAC and tied for fifth in nation in TD receptions (11)...Third in MAC in receving yards per game (78.9)...Has led team in receptions all 12 games...Six receptions vs. Miami...Six receptions for 97 yards and a TD vs. NIU...Seven receptions for 52 yards and a TD vs. Washington State...Eight catches for 76 yards vs. Kent State...Six catches for 100 yards vs. BGSU...Season-high nine receptions for 122 yards and career-tying two TDs vs. Akron...Six receptions for 45 yards and two TDs vs. Morgan State...Seven catches for 88 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky...Five receptions for 122 yards and a 71-yard touchdown against Western Kentucky...Named to Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list and Shrine Bowl watch list.
2024
First-Team All-MAC...Led Rockets and was third in MAC with 85 receptions...Second on team and fourth in league with 957 receiving yards...Named Offensive MVP of GameAbove Sports Bowl vs. Pitt...Set career highs in receptions (12) and receiving yards (194) in the 48-46 six-OT victory over the Panthers...Had 67-yard catch-and-run TD vs. Pitt...11 receptions vs. Akron...Also grabbed 11 receptions for 106 yards against Bowling Green...Team-high seven receptions for 74 yards at NIU...Caught eight passes for 74 yards at Buffalo...Led Rockets with seven receptions, 73 yards at Mississippi State...Caught a leaping four-yard TD pass vs. MSU on fourth down on Toledo’s first drive...Led all receivers with 115 yards on three catches and added a career-long 73-yard touchdown reception vs. UMass.
2023
Second on team with 47 receptions and 664 yards receiving...Caught career-high six passes for 106 yards vs. Miami in the MAC Championship Game...Caught 22-yard TD pass vs. BGSU...Caught two TD passes vs. EMU...Career-high 147 receiving yards and one TD on four receptions vs. NIU...Caught team-high and career-high six passes for 80 yards at Illinois.
2022
Played in 11 games, mostly on special teams...Returned three kickoffs for 44 yards...Added one reception and seven tackles on the season...Season-long 22-yard kick return and 18-yard reception vs. Bowling Green.
High School
Three-star prospect according to 24/7 Sports....Caught 47 passes for 747 yards and eight touchdowns his senior season....Helped lead his team to the 6A State Championship Game....Caught 53 passes for 981 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior....High school coaches were Matt Thompson and Neil Goldman.
Personal
Full name is Jessie Lee Vandeross III...Son of Denis Lopez and Nina Vandeross....Has one brother and one sister...General studies major.
Career Game Highs
Receptions: 12 (vs. Pitt, 12-26-24)
Receiving Yards: 194 (vs. Pitt, 12-26-24)
Long Reception: 73 (vs. UMass, 9-7-24)
Touchdowns: 2 (vs Eastern Michigan, 11-8-23)
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