Easton Messer

At Florida Atlantic Fifth Year (2026) Named to the preseason All-Conference First Teams for Phil Steele and Athlon Magazine · Selected to the East-West Bowl 1,000 · On the preseason Paul Hornung Award Watch List · Named a preseason G6 All-American by HERO Sports · Selected to Biletnikoff Award Watch List · Voted team captain · Collected seven passes for a total of 73 yards and added one pass attempt at Florida · Completed another career night for the Owls' in a 38-30 victory over Navy, who was receiving votes, with eight catches for 179 yards, which is second all-time for FAU. His night including a long of 76 yards and two scores as well as two punt returns for a total of 22 yards · Led FAU receivers with eight catches for a total of 85 yards and was targeted 11 times in Shula Bowl XXIV which saw the Owls prevail 16-10 over in-state foe FIU. he also added an eight-yard punt return · Worked through double teams all night, but collected five receptions for 20 yards but more impressively he recorded the program's first punt return for a score since 2023, a 73-yarder in the Owls' 45-17 win at ULM · Collected four passes for a total of 88 yards, one ending with a score and had an 11 yard punt return in the Owls' win over the visiting Texas Southern · Targetted 17 times at Army collecting 14 for his sixth career game with more than 100 yards with 102. His night included a 24-yard score. Joined the Owls in January of 2025 and committed to the program after playing in the 2024 Boca Raton Bowl · Named to the preseason Athlon All-AAC, Phil Steele All-AAC, and Sports Info Solutions All-AAC First Teams as well as the 2025 HERO Sports Preseason Group of Five All-American Third Team · On the Paul Hornung Award Watch List · Voted as one of seven team captains in 2025 · Tied a program record with 15 receptions versus Maryland and led the nation in total receptions for week one. His day's work included 87 receiving yards and he served as the punt returner but did not attempt a return · Collected four of the five targets for a total of 62 yards and added two punt returns for a total of 33 yards in the Owls' 561-14 win over FAMU · Targeted 12 times, collecting eight for a total of 79 yards and his first score of 2025 while adding a six-yard punt return versus FIU · Led the receiving room with nine receptions for 131 yards, 42 of which came after the catch, versus Memphis · Continued to pace the Owls with 11 receptions for 110 yards, including a 55 yarder and added three punt returns for a total of 43 yards and had the lone kick return for three yards, in the Owls' win over Rice · Contributed in multiple ways in the Owls 53-33 win over UAB. Recorded two punt returns for a total of 51 yards, added five receptions for 33 yards and tossed a four-yard touchdown pass on his first collegiate pass attempt · Collected every pass, seven, thrown his way for a total of 54 yards and he added two punt returns for 53 collective yards, one of which was taken to the house but called back for a personal foul away from the ball, versus No. 19 South Florida · Targeted 10 times versus an undefeated Navy, collecting a team leading eight passes totaling 71 yards · Led the Owls with six catches for a total of 83 yards en route to three score, his first career multi-TD game and added a seven-yard pass to Caden Veltkamp in the Owls' 40-21 win over Tulsa · Earned American Conference Honorable Mention honors for his Tulsa game efforts · Had a team-leading 133 yards on nine catches, including a TD, a tackle and a two-yard punt return at Tulane · Carried the ball twice versus UConn including a 39-yard score, making him the first Owl to be responsible for a receiving TD, a passing TD and a rushing TD in the same season. He ended the UConn game with 41 rushing yards and 119 receiving yards, with a 33-yard score, and was part of a trio (Henry and Waseem) who became the first three receivers to record 100+ receiving yards in the same game. · Collected 10 of the 14 passes he was targeted for and tallied 86 yards versus ECU. He also had one punt return for 60 yards that ended at the Pirates 10 and led to a field goal · Earned American Conference second team honors at season's end · Honored by HERO Sports Group of Five as a third team All-American · PFSN College Team first team honors · Earned a spot on Phil Steele's 2025 Postseason American Athletic All-Conference first team as a punt returner and second team as wide receiver · Led the nation in receptions per game with 8.67 per game and No. 20 in all-purpose yards At Western Kentucky Junior (2024) Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List · Played in 14 games, ended his sophomore campaign second on the team with 55 catches for 793 yards and four scores · Averaged 14.42 yards per catch and 56.64 yards per game · Tallied a career-high 106 yards versus UTEP and a career-long 64-yard reception versus Kennesaw State · Carried the ball nine times for a total of 27 yards, averaging 3.64 yards per carry · Nominee and finalist for the Burlsworth Award Saw action in all 13 games for WKU during the 2023 season with one start at Jax State on Oct. 17 · Caught 42 passes for 484 yards and four touchdowns on the season, finishing third on the team in all three categories · Also served as WKU's kick returner, posting 333 yards on 15 returns · Season highs of nine catches and 116 yards during WKU's 52-22 win over Houston Christian on Sept. 9 and a season-high 102 yards on five returns against New Mexico State on Nov. 11 · Ranked third in Conference USA in kick return yards · Received CUSA All-Conference and All-Freshman Team honors as a kick returner and was also named to the CUSA All-Freshman Team as a receiver Appeared in three games for the Hilltoppers during his freshman season at WKU · Made one catch on the season, a 44-yard touchdown in the team's 73-0 victory over FIU · Kept his freshman year of eligibility by using a redshirt season Prepped at Christian Academy of Louisville in Louisville, Ky · Rated a two-star recruit by 247 Sports · Held offers from Air Force, Marshall, and Eastern Kentucky Born on January 6, 2004