Jamari Staples

Wide receiver for Louisville. 2016: 36 catches, 615 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Louisville · #2

6′4″ · Lineville, AL

Louisville 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 1988 nationally · Signed with UAB

Statement game9 rec · 194 yds · 1 TDat Pittsburgh (FBS) · L 34-45

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 wide receiver for Louisville. 2016: 36 catches, 615 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to UAB in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Louisville, 1,443 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 194 yds at Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh · L 34-452015

2013

Signed with UAB2-star out of Clay Co

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#1988 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Bobby Petrino

Louisville

Played his entire career under Bobby Petrino.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014UAB6-6HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2015Louisville8-5HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning

2016Louisville9-4HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (89th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#58 / 524 · 89th pct

17.1

Rec yards#149 / 524 · 72nd pct

615

Long catch#203 / 524 · 60th pct

Receptions#208 / 524 · 60th pct

Rec TDs#266 / 524 · 41st pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.6	42.2	17.3	0.2
Road6g	3.8	67.3	15.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	72.0	19.7	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	36.6	11.8	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Brohm

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Louisville	36	615	17.1	2	--
2015	Louisville	37	638	17.2	3	--
2014	UAB	9	190	21.1	1	--
Career		82	1,443	17.6	6	--

Season	Team
2016	Louisville	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Louisville	--	--	--	--	--
2014	UAB	1	3	--	--	--
Career		1	3	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 70-14vs Charlotte	4	83	20.8	0	44
Wk 2	W 62-28@ Syracuse	5	136	27.2	0	55	Season-high 136 yds
Wk 4	W 59-28@ Marshall	5	94	18.8	0	33
Wk 5	L 36-42@ Clemson	4	35	8.8	0	12
Wk 7	W 24-14vs Duke	3	62	20.7	0	29
Wk 8	W 54-13vs NC State	1	16	16.0	1	16
Wk 9	W 32-25@ Virginia	7	120	17.1	1	25
Wk 10	W 52-7@ Boston College	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 11	W 44-12vs Wake Forest	4	28	7.0	0	10
Wk 12	L 10-36@ Houston	1	8	8.0	0	8
Bowl	L 9-29vs LSU	1	22	22.0	0	22
Total		36	615	16.1	2	55

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