Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 35-22vs SMU | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 17-45@ Tulsa | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 3 | 32 | 11.8 | 1 | 15 |
#21
Ellis Jefferson
Wide receiver for Houston. 2017: 3 catches, 32 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′4″ · 220 lb · Denton, TX
Houston 2017 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 834 nationally · Signed with Arizona State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2017 wide receiver for Houston. 2017: 3 catches, 32 receiving yards, 1 TD.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2013.
Ellis Jefferson
Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Todd Graham and Major Applewhite. One game to point at: 17 rec yds, 2 receptions against SMU — Week 6, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 357 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2013
- Signed with Arizona State3-star out of Guyer
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.
2017 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2014Arizona State10-3HC: Todd Graham · Balanced
2015Arizona State6-7HC: Todd Graham · Balanced, fast tempo
2016Arizona State5-7HC: Todd Graham · Balanced
2017Houston7-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 16.0 YDS/g, 11.8 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Houston | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Arizona State | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2015 | Arizona State | 12 | 160 | 13.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2014 | Arizona State | 11 | 144 | 13.1 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 357 | 12.8 | 3 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology