Florida Atlantic Owls Quarterbacks and Receivers

American Athletic. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: Caden Veltkamp, Easton Messer; 2025: Caden Veltkamp; 2024: Cam Fancher, Tyriq Starks, Kasen Weisman, Carson Cruver; 2023: Daniel Richardson, Casey Thompson.

Florida Atlantic Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season

Season	Quarterbacks (starts)	Top receivers (targets)	Pass Yds	TD-INT
2026	Caden Veltkamp (4), Easton Messer (1)	Kelby Valsin 47, Easton Messer 44, Dominique Henry 34	1,518	12-2
2025	Caden Veltkamp (12)	Easton Messer 118, Asaad Waseem 86, Jayshon Platt 75	3,927	25-21
2024	Cam Fancher (8), Tyriq Starks (2), Kasen Weisman (1), Carson Cruver (1)	Omari Hayes 41, CJ Campbell Jr. 40, Marlyn Johnson 20	2,504	14-11
2023	Daniel Richardson (8), Casey Thompson (3)	LaJohntay Wester 141, Tony Johnson 47, Je'Quan Burton 42	2,635	19-13
2022	N'Kosi Perry (10)	LaJohntay Wester 55, Je'Quan Burton 33, Jahmal Edrine 30	2,572	25-4
2021	N'Kosi Perry (12)	LaJohntay Wester 82, Brandon Robinson 51, Je'Quan Burton 35	3,082	20-8
2020	Nick Tronti (4), Javion Posey (3)	T.J. Chase 36, Jordan Merrell 16, Willie Wright 15	1,043	6-5
2019	Chris Robison (13)	Harrison Bryant 97, Deangelo Antoine 84, John Mitchell 61	3,582	27-8
2018	Chris Robison (10), Rafe Peavey (1)	Jovon Durante 89, Willie Wright 62, Harrison Bryant 57	2,389	11-15
2017	Jason Driskel (10), Daniel Parr (3)	Willie Wright 74, Kamrin Solomon 40, Harrison Bryant 39	2,720	19-7
2016	Jason Driskel (10), Daniel Parr (1)	Kalib Woods 91, Henry Bussey III 38, Nate Terry 30	2,415	9-12
2015	Jaquez Johnson (10), Jason Driskel (2)	Jenson Stoshak 93, Kalib Woods 64, Henry Bussey III 40	2,564	12-14
2014	Jaquez Johnson (8), Greg Hankerson (1)	Lucky Whitehead 78, Jenson Stoshak 40, Alex Deleon 28	1,790	12-1
2013	Jaquez Johnson (9), Greg Hankerson (2), Daniel McKinney (1)	William Dukes 69, Daniel McKinney 57, Jenson Stoshak 38	2,348	16-10
2012	Graham Wilbert (11), Stephen Curtis (1)	William Dukes 92, Daniel McKinney 66, Nexon Dorvilus 43	2,845	18-6
2011	Graham Wilbert (11), David Kooi (1)	DeAndre Richardson 66, Darian Williams 46, Nexon Dorvilus 35	1,800	8-15

College starts are inferred: the team's first passer in each game.

2026 Florida Atlantic Target Tree

Player	Pos	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
Kelby Valsin	WR	47	40	512	5
Easton Messer	WR	44	30	438	3
Dominique Henry	WR	34	25	267	3
AJ Johnson	TE	10	8	43	1
Branden Hoch	WR	10	6	60	0
RJ Garcia II	WR	8	4	37	0
Ethan Ervin	RB	5	5	23	0
Damon Allen	WR	5	1	3	0
Tucker Holloway	WR	4	4	65	0
Kaden Shields-Dutton	RB	4	3	22	0
Antojuan Woody	WR	4	3	14	0
Leonard Farrow	RB	3	3	23	0

2026 Florida Atlantic Games

Week	Opponent	Result	Quarterback	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT
Week 1	at FLA	L 21-66	Caden Veltkamp	34-53	276	1	2
Week 2	vs NAVY	W 38-30	Caden Veltkamp	27-33	393	5	0
Week 3	vs FIU	W 16-10	Caden Veltkamp	24-36	202	0	0
Week 4	at ULM	W 45-17	Caden Veltkamp	31-42	333	2	0
Week 5	vs texas southern	W 66-10	Caden Veltkamp	18-29	314	4	0

2026 Florida Atlantic Connections

QB → Receiver	Tgt	Cmp	Yds	TD
Caden Veltkamp → Kelby Valsin	47	37	483	3
Caden Veltkamp → Easton Messer	43	30	438	3
Caden Veltkamp → Dominique Henry	33	23	249	2
Caden Veltkamp → AJ Johnson	10	7	38	0
Caden Veltkamp → Branden Hoch	6	5	44	0
Caden Veltkamp → Damon Allen	5	1	3	0
Caden Veltkamp → Ethan Ervin	5	5	23	0