San José State’s quest for a Mountain West Conference title will have to go on without star receiver Justin Lockhart. 

Head coach Brent Brennan announced Monday that Lockhart is scheduled to have surgery on an undisclosed injury and will miss the remainder of the season. The 6-foot, 3-inch wideout caught 36 passes for 578 yards and a touchdown in 2022. 

“Losing a talent like that who’s big, fast and a deep threat is a huge loss,” said quarterback Chevan Cordeiro.

Lockhart has not played in any of the Spartans’ first four games this season and has not been seen on the practice field since training camp. The Preseason All Mountain West First Team selection was supposed to be a key component in the Spartans’ offense this season as the team’s deep threat. 

Lockhart’s injury is one of many that SJSU’s offense has suffered this season. Tight end Dominick Mazotti and running back Kairee Robinson have both missed a game. 

Junior tight end Sam Olson, who’s third on the team in receptions, left Saturday’s game against University of Toledo after getting tackled awkwardly in the second quarter. 

Junior Nick Nash has taken over Lockhart’s role as the No. 1 receiver and has played well thus far. He leads the team in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. 

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kevin McGiven said there will be no changes to the offense going forward despite not having Lockhart in the lineup.

“We’ve always had a next man up mentality,” McGiven said. “Justin was a good player, and there were some things that we’d like to feature in our offense with him, but we’re not doing anything different schematically because he’s not with us.”