Florida International Panthers Quarterbacks and Receivers

Conference USA. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: JJ Kohl; 2025: Keyone Jenkins, Joe Pesansky; 2024: Keyone Jenkins; 2023: Keyone Jenkins, Grayson James.

Florida International Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season

Season	Quarterbacks (starts)	Top receivers (targets)	Pass Yds	TD-INT
2026	JJ Kohl (4)	Maguire Anderson 38, James Resar 21, Jojo Stone 17	1,176	6-6
2025	Keyone Jenkins (9), Joe Pesansky (3)	Alex Perry 90, Kyle McNeal 50, Maguire Anderson 41	2,798	20-13
2024	Keyone Jenkins (12)	Eric Rivers 61, Dean Patterson 49, Nana Burris 22	2,688	24-11
2023	Keyone Jenkins (11), Grayson James (1)	Kris Mitchell 67, Jalen Bracey 40, Eric Rivers 37	2,567	10-11
2022	Grayson James (10), Haden Carlson (1), Gunnar Holmberg (1)	Tyrese Chambers 63, Jalen Bracey 51, Lexington Joseph 36	2,587	16-14
2021	Max Bortenschlager (9), Grayson James (2)	Tyrese Chambers 39, Bryce Singleton 35, Randall St. Felix 15	2,705	18-9
2020	Stone Norton (2), Max Bortenschlager (2), Kaylan Wiggins (1)	Bryce Singleton 30, JJ Holloman 27, Rivaldo Fairweather 13	550	4-2
2019	James Morgan (11), Kaylan Wiggins (1)	Shemar Thornton 84, Tony Gaiter IV 73, Austin Maloney 45	2,438	13-4
2018	James Morgan (12)	CJ Worton 53, Maurice Alexander 50, Austin Maloney 48	2,925	25-8
2017	Alex McGough (12)	Thomas Owens 81, Tony Gaiter IV 35, Pharoah McKever 32	2,847	19-8
2016	Alex McGough (8), Maurice Alexander (4)	Thomas Owens 89, Jonnu Smith 58, Stantley Thomas 56	2,732	19-17
2015	Alex McGough (11)	Thomas Owens 78, Alex Gardner 56, Jonnu Smith 53	2,756	22-5
2014	Alex McGough (9), E.J. Hilliard (1)	Jonnu Smith 60, Glenn Coleman 40, Fred Porter 14	1,537	11-9
2013	Jake Medlock (8), E.J. Hilliard (4)	T.J. Lowder 54, Jonnu Smith 52, Ya'Keem Griner 31	1,677	7-10
2012	Jake Medlock (9), E.J. Hilliard (2)	Wayne Times 92, Jacob Younger 43, Willis Wright 37	2,922	16-6
2011	Wesley Carroll (10), Jake Medlock (2)	T.Y. Hilton 106, Wayne Times 69, Kedrick Rhodes 33	2,545	16-5

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

2026 Florida International Target Tree

Player	Pos	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
Maguire Anderson	WR	38	24	383	2
James Resar	TE	21	9	88	1
Jojo Stone	WR	17	12	175	1
Kyle McNeal	WR	13	8	80	0
Tyson Carter	WR	11	9	153	1
Eric Nelson Jr.	WR	11	7	104	0
Jackson Verdugo	TE	8	5	57	0
Greg Gaines III	WR	7	5	79	0
Anthony Carrie	RB	7	4	31	0
Sterling Joseph	RB	2	2	1	0
JJ Kohl	QB	1	1	19	1
Jaeden McMillan	WR	1	1	6	0

2026 Florida International Games

Week	Opponent	Result	Quarterback	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT
Week 1	at USF	L 9-19	JJ Kohl	31-50	301	1	2
Week 2	vs BUF	W 33-20	JJ Kohl	22-38	386	4	0
Week 3	at FAU	L 10-16	JJ Kohl	22-43	262	0	3
Week 4	vs long island university	W 20-3	JJ Kohl	12-21	227	1	1

2026 Florida International Connections

QB → Receiver	Tgt	Cmp	Yds	TD
JJ Kohl → Maguire Anderson	33	22	336	2
JJ Kohl → James Resar	19	6	50	0
JJ Kohl → Jojo Stone	17	12	175	1
JJ Kohl → Kyle McNeal	13	8	80	0
JJ Kohl → Eric Nelson Jr.	11	7	104	0
JJ Kohl → Tyson Carter	9	7	99	0
JJ Kohl → Greg Gaines III	7	5	79	0
JJ Kohl → Anthony Carrie	7	4	31	0
JJ Kohl → Jackson Verdugo	7	4	35	0
Zach Marker → Maguire Anderson	5	2	47	0

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