Adam Jones

#11 · WR · Sr. · Arkansas State6′2″ · 187 lb · Knoxville, TN

Adam Jones: WR · Arkansas State · #11.

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Adam Jones

WR · Arkansas State · Sr · #11

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Jim McElwain and Butch Jones. One game to point at: 53 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Troy — Week 9, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Arkansas State	21	255	12.1	3	46
2023	Arkansas State	11	195	17.7	1	55
2022	Arkansas State	16	167	10.4	0	25
2021	Arkansas State	14	194	13.9	1	32
2019	Central Michigan	1	8	8.0	0	8
Career		63	819	13.0	5	55

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-31vs Central Arkansas	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	W 28-24vs Tulsa	3	43	14.3	1	35
Wk 3	L 18-28@ No. 17 Michigan	2	29	14.5	0	18
Wk 4	L 7-52@ No. 20 Iowa State	2	13	6.5	0	8
Wk 7	L 9-41@ Texas State	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 8	W 44-28@ Southern Miss	3	31	10.3	1	14
Wk 9	W 34-31vs Troy	2	53	26.5	0	46	Season-high 53 yds
Wk 11	L 19-55@ Louisiana	2	21	10.5	1	16
Wk 13	W 28-21vs UL Monroe	2	15	7.5	0	8
Wk 14	L 32-40vs Old Dominion	4	40	10.0	0	14
Total		21	255	12.1	3	46

Signature game

Week 11 · 2024

L 19-55

at Louisiana

2 rec · 21 yds · 1 TD

With R. Heicher — 43 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · J. Cross — 81 rush yds (14 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Troy · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.21Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 46 yds to the TROY 47 for a
Week 11 · Louisiana · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 16 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 8 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.55Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 14 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Week 2 · Tulsa · 1st and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.30Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 35 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Week 4 · Iowa State · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.24Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 5 yds to the ISU 37 for a
Week 14 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.23Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 14 yds to the ARST 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.95Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 18 yds to the MICH 30 for a
Week 11 · Louisiana · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.22Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 5 yds to the ARST 35 for a
Week 7 · Texas State · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.10Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 10 yds to the TXST 30 for a
Week 8 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.95Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Adam Jones for 9 yds to the USM 31

Teams and coaches

2019Central Michigan8-6HC: Jim McElwain · Balanced

2021Arkansas State2-10HC: Butch Jones · Pass-heavy

2022Arkansas State3-9HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning

2024Arkansas State8-5HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 33 (#370 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

33Below cohort / limited sample #370 of 466 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (94th percentile). Strength: catch rate (91st percentile). Concern: explosive rate (25th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#34 / 610 · 94th pct

14.3%

Catch rate#1 / 610 · 91st pct

100.0%

EPA / target#147 / 610 · 76th pct

1.11

Yards / catch#278 / 610 · 55th pct

12.1

Explosive rate#453 / 610 · 25th pct

9.5%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#193 / 541 · 57th pct

Long catch#296 / 541 · 45th pct

Yards / catch#334 / 541 · 38th pct

12.1

Receptions#383 / 541 · 29th pct

Rec yards#409 / 541 · 24th pct

255

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	30.2	14.6	0.2
Road5g	2.0	20.8	10.4	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.6	19.0	11.3	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	32.0	13.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Butch Jones

Pass share

48.1%

442 pass / 477 run

Plays / game

70.7

13 games

Team sack rate

7.4%

475 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

21 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

33 · #370 of 466 WRs · 2024

Adam Jones

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Signature game

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Awards

21 catches in 10 games

Six seasons, two schools