Jay Kastantin

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-4
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Needham, Mass.
High School:
East Coast Prep
Prev School:
Assumption

Bowling Green

2026 | Junior
• Joined BGSU in January

Aussumption

Worcester, Mass.

• Appeared in 22 career games over three seasons (2023-25) at NCAA DII Assumption
• Accumulated 3,658 career passing yards on 299-of-515 passing during his Assumption career
• Threw for 28 career touchdowns
• Also has rushed for 710 career yards and nine touchdowns
• In 2025 was named Most Valuable Player in the Northeast-10 Conference and first-team All NE10
• Completed 138 of 223 passes (61.9%) during the MVP season
• Led the conference in: Passing yards: 1,974; Passing touchdowns: 19; Passing yards per game: 219.3
• Added significant production on the ground:100 carries for 530 yards (5.3 yards per rush); 5 rushing touchdowns
• Recorded a 159.9 passing efficiency rating, ranking 18th in all of NCAA Division II

East Coast Prep

Barrington, Mass.

• Spent the 2022 season at East Coast Prep
• A 2022 graduate of Needham High School
• Did not start playing football till junior season, which was the spring 2021 season due to COVID-19
• Played wide receiver as a junior
• Transitioned to quarterback at Needham in fall of 2021 as a senior
• Part of MaxPreps viral play of the week on a two-point conversion to conclude Needham’s 2021 season
• Played basketball at Needham

Personal

• Son of Sandy and Matt Kastantin
• Has one sister, Aly, and one brother, Sean
• Dad, Matt, played football at Dartmouth
• Mom, Sany, was on the swim and dive team at UConn