Former wide receiver at UCF. 2024: 22 catches, 327 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′3″ · 228 lb · Tunica, MS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 131 nationally · Joined Ohio
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at UCF. 2024: 22 catches, 327 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Jacoby Jones
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 116 rec yds, 6 receptions against BYU — Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCF, 1,250 receiving yards — drafted at #73 overall by Houston.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
HoustonEntering 20th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: epa / target (85th percentile). Concern: catch rate (11th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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).
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 78.7 | 18.2 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 30.3 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.0 | 74.5 | 14.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 35–34
at TCU
1 rec · 15 yds
Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.
With K. Jefferson — 230 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.6 · 46 rush yds (9 car) · R. Harvey — 180 rush yds (29 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 35-34@ TCU | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs Cincinnati | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-37vs BYU | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 1 | 40 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 56-12vs Arizona | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31@ West Virginia | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 22 | 327 | 14.7 | 2 | 40 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jahmal Edrine’s 2024 season.
Matches Jahmal on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.
Kahtero Summers
Jackson Parham
Matches Kahtero on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jahmal Edrine's junior season at Purdue (2024).
Matches Jahmal on
Player DNA