The 2023 football season is fast approaching. As Georgia State prepares for its Aug. 31 season opener vs. Rhode Island at Center Parc Stadium, get to know your Panthers.

JA'CYAIS CREDLE
Year: Sr.
Position: Wide Receiver
Hometown: Columbus, Ga.

Pregame Hype Song: J8-Guidance, J8-Back 'N That Mode
Nickname: Stretch
Go-to Fast Food Chain: McDonald's
Favorite Video Game Growing Up: Fortnite
Favorite NFL Team: Atlanta Falcons
Favorite Family Memory: My mom having my baby sister, Sevyn (now 3 years old)
Pregame Ritual: Facetime my mom before every game and tell her I love her
Favorite Football Memory: Noticing that I really had the potential to be something
Favorite Play at Georgia State: Clinching touchdown at Army last season
If you could go pro in a sport other than football: Basketball or Boxing
Why Did You Choose Georgia State: Great football, great city and the chance to play for my home state

One of Georgia State's top returning receivers, Ja'Cyais Credle has 49 receptions for 638 yards and five touchdowns in two seasons at GSU.

Last fall, he was second on the team with 28 catches for 359 yards and two scores, none bigger than his 57-yard touchdown catch in the Panthers win at Army. On 3rd-and-5 with three minutes left and the Panthers holding a 17-14 lead, the defense was liking expecting a run. But Credle got open down the right sideline and hauled in the pass from Darren Grainger to effectively seal the victory.



Credle was an all-state pick at Carver High School in Columbus, where he also played on the 2019 Class AAAA state championship basketball team. He spent the 2020 season at UCF before returning to his home state.