Ja'Shaun Poke

#3 · WR · Sr. · San Diego State5′10″ · 185 lb · Hampton, GA · Dutchtown

Ja'Shaun Poke: WR · San Diego State · #3.

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Ja'Shaun Poke

WR · San Diego State · Sr · #3

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. The six seasons span three programs and two head coaches: Sean Lewis and Neal Brown. The first career honor came in 2022: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 80 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Washington State — Week 9, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

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

San Diego State in the news

Nevada snaps 16-game losing streakNevada Sports Net Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	San Diego State	50	459	9.2	1	46
2023	West Virginia	2	11	5.5	0	11
2022	Kent State	31	362	11.7	1	46
2021	Kent State	26	315	12.1	1	42
2020	Kent State	21	326	15.5	3	55
2019	Kent State	3	30	10.0	0	12
Career		133	1,503	11.3	6	55

Season	Team
2024	San Diego State	4	−5	342	--
2023	West Virginia	--	--	--	--
2022	Kent State	2	7	411	19
2021	Kent State	7	40	565	--
2020	Kent State	3	1	101	--
2019	Kent State	1	18	33	--
Career		17	61	1,452	19

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-14vs East Texas A&M	6	30	5.0	0	9
Wk 2	L 0-21vs Oregon State	3	25	8.3	0	9
Wk 3	L 10-31@ California	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 5	L 21-22@ Central Michigan	2	23	11.5	0	13
Wk 6	W 27-24vs Hawai'i	4	38	9.5	0	15
Wk 7	W 27-24@ Wyoming	8	60	7.5	0	19
Wk 9	L 26-29vs Washington State	10	80	8.0	0	21	Season-high 80 yds
Wk 10	L 24-56@ No. 15 Boise State	3	16	5.3	0	8
Wk 11	L 16-21vs New Mexico	2	18	9.0	0	9
Wk 12	L 20-41@ UNLV	3	79	26.3	1	46
Wk 13	L 20-41@ Utah State	3	20	6.7	0	10
Wk 14	L 20-31vs Air Force	5	56	11.2	0	19
Total		50	459	9.2	1	46

Signature game

Week 12 · 2024

L 20-41

at UNLV

3 rec · 79 yds · 1 TD

With T. Pastula — 1 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.3 · D. O'Neil — 162 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 17.6 · 10 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Washington State · 4th and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.61DJ Herman pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for 21 yds to the WSU 35 for a
Week 12 · UNLV · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.54Danny O'Neil pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for 46 yds for a TD (Gabriel Plascencia KICK)
Week 12 · UNLV · 3rd and 16 · Q2 · EPA +3.46Danny O'Neil pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for 17 yds to the UNLV 29 for a
Week 5 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.92Danny O'Neil pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for 13 yds to the CMU 40 for a
Week 7 · Wyoming · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.27Danny O'Neil pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for 19 yds to the WYO 42 for a
Week 14 · Air Force · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.05Danny O'Neil pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for 19 yds to the AFA 15 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Wyoming · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.98Danny O'Neil pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for 12 yds to the WYO 44 for a
Week 14 · Air Force · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.93Danny O'Neil pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for 10 yds to the AFA 44 for a
Week 14 · Air Force · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.81Danny O'Neil pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for 6 yds to the AFA 44 for a
Week 1 · East Texas A&M · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.81Danny O'Neil pass complete to Ja'Shaun Poke for a

Teams and coaches

2019Kent State7-6HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy

2020Kent State3-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Kent State7-7HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Kent State5-7HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning

2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy

2024San Diego State3-9HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 47 (#214 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

47Rotational starter #214 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: explosive rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#455 / 610 · 25th pct

0.64

Catch rate#481 / 610 · 21st pct

82.1%

Yards / catch#485 / 610 · 21st pct

9.3

TD rate#516 / 610 · 15th pct

1.8%

Explosive rate#564 / 610 · 7th pct

3.6%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 221 · 80th pct

Receptions#114 / 541 · 78th pct

Rec yards#228 / 541 · 58th pct

459

Long catch#296 / 541 · 45th pct

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#369 / 541 · 23rd pct

Yards / catch#499 / 541 · 8th pct

9.2

Rush yards#286 / 299 · 4th pct

-5

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 · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.0	41.2	8.5	0.0
Road6g	3.3	35.3	11.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	31.7	9.3	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	44.8	11.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Sean Lewis

Pass share

46.9%

375 pass / 424 run

Plays / game

66.6

12 games

Team sack rate

7.1%

396 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

50 catches and 4 carries in 12 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

47 · #214 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #214 at the position.

Ja'Shaun Poke

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

San Diego State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

50 catches and 4 carries in 12 games

Six seasons, three schools

Moves

2019 4 games

2022 7 games

2023

2024 12 games