Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-13vs Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high 0 yds |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
#9
Jay Fair
Senior wide receiver for USC. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Rockwall, TX
CFB Index 38 · #337 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to USC for 2026
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.
The numbers
0
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, vs Missouri State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for USC. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Auburn in 2022.
- Transferred from Auburn to USC in 2024.
Jay Fair
Moves the chains on third down. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze and Lincoln Riley. The receipt: 1 receptions against Missouri State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 93 yds vs Samford.Samford · W 45-132023
2022
- Signed with Auburn3-star out of Rockwall-Heath
20245 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022–2025
Played his entire career under Lincoln Riley.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Auburn5-7HC: Cadillac Williams · Run-heavy
2023Auburn6-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 0.0 YDS/g, 0.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · USC
Returning around him
- 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 USC players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #1
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Michael Young’s 2021 season.
88%match
Matches Michael on
Height
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Brandon Smith’s path through Iowa.
Matches Brandon on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Bracey's sophomore season at Florida International (2023).
87%match
Matches Jalen on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight
Player DNA
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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology