E. Jai Mason

#7 · WR · Sr. · Charlotte6′1″ · 205 lb · Jackson, MS · Clinton

E. Jai Mason is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Charlotte.

Mason moves the chains on third down. Transferred to Charlotte from Samford. A game that shows it: 228 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Monmouth — Week 3, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

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

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Richie HoskinsVanderbilt · 2025 · 82% season match
Tim JonesSouthern Miss · 2020 · 81% season match
Sam Crawford Jr.Tulsa · 2021 · 81% season match
Darius LassiterBYU · 2023 · 81% season match
Javon TracyMinnesota · 2025 · 77% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Charlotte	31	423	13.6	4	62
Career		31	423	13.6	4	62

Season	Team
2025	Charlotte	14
Career		14

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 4 Georgia	1	38	38.0	0	38
Wk 14	L 0-27@ No. 22 Tulane	2	27	13.5	0	20
Total		31	423	13.6	4	62

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 · J. Nicholas — 5 rec · 46 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Monmouth · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +5.02Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 62 yds to the MONM 6 for a
Week 3 · Monmouth · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +4.32Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 55 yds to the MONM 7 for a
Week 3 · Monmouth · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.45Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 36 yds to the MONM 40 for a Monmouth Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Spencer Kishbaugh) to the MONM 25 for a
Week 1 · App State · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.80Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 13 yds to the APP 20 for a
Week 3 · Monmouth · 1st and 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 · 3rd and 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)

4 more plays

Week 3 · Monmouth · 1st and 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 · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.16Loftis to Mason: a 9-yard pass.
Week 13 · Georgia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.03Loftis to Mason: a 38-yard pass.
Week 11 · East Carolina · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.82Loftis to Mason: a 5-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

31 rec · 423 yds · 4 TD

31 of 31 receptions matched to play-by-play

14 of 44 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

4413% of team targets

Catch rate

70%31 of 44 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

14% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air -2.5 · YAC 7.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

43% of targets (6)

100%catch rate

Air 3.5 · YAC 3.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

21% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air 13.3 · YAC 1.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

21% of targets (3)

33%catch rate

Air 29.3 · YAC 0.0 avg

70% catch rate on 44 targets · 13% of the team's targets.

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%

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 44 (#267 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

44Rotational starter #267 of 485 · 2025?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2025. 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

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.4	61.8	10.1	0.4
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

2025 season

Head Coach

Tim Albin

Pass share

51.4%

379 pass / 358 run

Plays / game

61.4

12 games

Team sack rate

6.6%

408 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

31 catches in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

44 · #267 of 485 WRs · 2025

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 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).