E. Jai Mason

Senior wide receiver for Charlotte. 2025: 31 catches, 423 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Charlotte · Sr. · #7

6′1″ · 205 lb · Jackson, MS

CFB Index 44 · #267 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Charlotte for 2026

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

TD rate: 91st percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

423

receiving yards · 2025

31 catches · 4 TD · 13.6 per catch

Best game: 10 rec, 228 yds, 2 TD, vs Monmouth

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Charlotte. 2025: 31 catches, 423 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clinton in 2020.
Transferred from Samford to Charlotte in 2025.

His career, year by year

E. Jai Mason

WR · Charlotte · Sr · #7

Moves the chains on third down. Samford to Charlotte — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 228 rec yds, 10 receptions against Monmouth — Week 3, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

44Rotational starter #267 of 485?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (91st percentile). Strength: epa / target (82nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#74 / 798 · 91st pct

7.0%

EPA / target#141 / 798 · 82nd pct

0.64

Explosive rate#203 / 798 · 75th pct

14.0%

Yards / catch#221 / 798 · 72nd pct

13.6

Catch rate#342 / 798 · 57th pct

69.8%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#138 / 558 · 74th pct

Rec TDs#152 / 558 · 68th pct

Yards / catch#235 / 558 · 58th pct

13.6

Rec yards#269 / 558 · 52nd pct

423

Receptions#268 / 558 · 51st pct

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 this season. 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).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

26%11 of his 43 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.0	56.3	10.8	0.5
Road4g	1.8	21.2	14.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.2	62.0	10.4	0.8
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	22.6	14.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tim Albin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

44 · #267 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #267 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #34 of 51 American Athletic WRs

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Charlotte	31	423	13.6	4	--
Career		31	423	13.6	4	--

Season	Team
2025	Charlotte	--	--	14	--	--
Career		--	--	14	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 42–35

vs Monmouth

10 rec · 228 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Monmouth at home in a shootout.

With C. Harrell — 382 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 55.2 · 47 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · D. Eley — 30 AVG · 51 LONG · 4 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · Monmouth · 3&13 · Q3 · EPA +5.02Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 62 yds to the MONM 6 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Monmouth · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +4.32Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 55 yds to the MONM 7 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Monmouth · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.45Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 36 yds to the MONM 40 for a 1ST down Monmouth Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Spencer Kishbaugh) to the MONM 25 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · App State · 4&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.80Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 13 yds to the APP 20 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Monmouth · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.68Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 24 yds for a TD (Liam Boyd KICK)
Week 6 · South Florida · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Zach Wilcke pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 2 yds for a TD (Zach Wilcke pass to Jake Young for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 3 · Monmouth · 1&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 7 yds for a TD (Liam Boyd KICK)
Week 9 · North Texas · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.16(11:36) Shotgun #12 G.Loftis pass complete short right to #7 E.Mason caught at UNT47, for 9 yards to the UNT48, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Week 13 · Georgia · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.03(08:18) Shotgun #12 G.Loftis pass complete deep right to #7 E.Mason caught at UGA21, for 38 yards to the UGA21 (#24 D.Kelly), 1ST DOWN
Week 11 · East Carolina · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +1.82(01:55) Shotgun #12 G.Loftis pass complete short right to #7 E.Mason caught at CLT44, for 5 yards to the CLT46 (#10 D.Wilson), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 11-34vs App State	2	29	14.5	1	16
Wk 2	L 3-20vs North Carolina	4	27	6.8	0	12
Wk 3	W 42-35vs Monmouth	10	228	22.8	2	62	Season-high 228 yds
Wk 4	L 17-28vs Rice	4	24	6.0	0	11
Wk 6	L 26-54@ South Florida	1	2	2.0	1	2
Wk 9	L 20-54vs North Texas	2	22	11.0	0	13
Wk 11	L 22-48@ East Carolina	3	18	6.0	0	9
Wk 12	L 7-28vs UTSA	2	8	4.0	0	4
Wk 13	L 3-35@ Georgia	1	38	38.0	0	38
Wk 14	L 0-27@ Tulane	2	27	13.5	0	20
Total		31	423	12.5	4	62

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Charlotte

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Charlotte

Returning around him

41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Charlotte · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #104 · 2026 recruiting class #103

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Richie Hoskins’s 2025 season.

Richie Hoskins

82%match

Vanderbilt · 2025

Tim Jones

Southern Miss · 2020

All-Conference USANFL Rd 6

81%

Sam Crawford Jr.

Tulsa · 2021

81%

Darius Lassiter

BYU · 2023

81%

Mudia Reuben

South Florida · 2025

79%

Matches Richie on

Reception volume

Yards / reception

TD rate

Differs from Richie on

Weight (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Flournoy’s path through Southeast Missouri State.

Ryan Flournoy

98%match

Southeast Missouri State · 2023

NFL Rd 6

Ma'jon Wright

Arizona · 2020

98%

Ian Duarte

Idaho State · 2025

95%

Anthony Lowe

Gardner-Webb · 2025

94%

Max Tomczak

Youngstown State · 2025

93%

Matches Ryan on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sam Crawford Jr.'s sophomore season at Tulsa (2021).

Sam Crawford Jr.

81%match

Tulsa · 2021

Malcolm Gillie

Ball State · 2024

All-MAC

80%

Darius Lassiter

BYU · 2023

79%

J.J. Jones

North Carolina · 2022

78%

Anthony Queeley

Syracuse · 2021

78%

Matches Sam on

Total EPA (college ability)

TD rate

EPA / play (adj)

Player DNA

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Javon Tracy

Minnesota · 2025

77%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2020

202510 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Possession Receiver

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