App State Mountaineers · WR RoomWR
Chris Lofton
Class RS JR/TRFrom Gardner-Webb (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'0" · 180 lbHometown Columbia, SC · AC Flora
Depth-chart placement
Current role
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Wide ReceiverExperience
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Updated 2026-07-29WR room context
View full depth chart →Chris Lofton holds the WR-SL · Starter spot in App State Mountaineers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Gardner-Webb→App State Mountaineers
Background & career
Chris Lofton is a wide receiver from Columbia, South Carolina, who attended AC Flora High School before playing at James Madison during the 2023-24 seasons. He transferred to App State after a standout 2025 campaign at Gardner-Webb, where he recorded 56 catches for 934 yards and five touchdowns across 12 games as a redshirt sophomore. Lofton posted four 100-yard receiving games that season, including 11 receptions for 169 yards and a touchdown against Western Illinois in the finale. At 6'0" and 180 pounds, the redshirt junior earned preseason All-Sun Belt third-team honors entering 2026.
James Madisonthrough 2024
Gardner-Webb2025
App State2026 — presentPrevious schoolGardner-WebbOriginColumbia, SC · AC Flora