Jay Maclin

#9 · WR · Sr. · Kentucky5′11″ · 191 lb · Kirkwood, MO

Jay Maclin is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kentucky.

Maclin moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Eli Drinkwitz, Seth Littrell, Eric Morris and Mark Stoops. On tape: 56 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Ole Miss, Week 2, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Spencer CurtisHawai'i · 2024 · 81% season match
Dante CephasKansas State · 2024 · 79% season match
Chase PenryBoise State · 2024 · 78% season match
Junior SherrillVanderbilt · 2025 · 75% season match
Eric RiversFlorida International · 2024 · 75% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Kentucky	13	189	14.5	0	44
2024	Kentucky	13	313	24.1	4	83
2023	North Texas	57	1,004	17.6	11	80
2022	North Texas	16	380	23.8	2	53
2020	Missouri	1	5	5.0	0	5
Career		100	1,891	18.9	17	83

Season	Team
2025	Kentucky	--	--	--	9
2024	Kentucky	2	13	--	103
2023	North Texas	--	--	--	--
2022	North Texas	--	--	83	--
2020	Missouri	--	--	--	--
Career		2	13	83	112

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-16vs Toledo	1	11	11.0	11
Wk 2	L 23-30vs No. 20 Ole Miss	2	56	28.0	44	Season-high 56 yds
Wk 3	W 48-23vs Eastern Michigan	1	36	36.0	36
Wk 5	L 13-35@ South Carolina	2	10	5.0	10
Wk 6	L 14-35@ No. 12 Georgia	2	22	11.0	12
Wk 8	L 13-16vs No. 21 Texas	3	33	11.0	18
Wk 9	L 34-56vs No. 17 Tennessee	0	-16	0.0	0
Wk 11	W 38-7vs Florida	1	17	17.0	17
Wk 12	W 42-10vs Tennessee Tech	1	20	20.0	20
Total		13	189	15.8	44

Signature game

Week 2 · 2025

L 23-30

vs Ole Miss

2 rec · 56 yds

With A. Laros — 42.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · Z. Calzada — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.1

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Toledo · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.27Zach Calzada pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 11 yds to the UK 42 for a
Week 3 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.83Cutter Boley pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 36 yds to the EMU 21 for a
Week 6 · Georgia · 4th and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.82Cutter Boley pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 10 yds to the UGA 16 for a
Week 5 · South Carolina · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.59Cutter Boley pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 4 yds to the SC 49 for a
Week 11 · Florida · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.39Boley to Maclin: a 17-yard pass.
Week 8 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Cutter Boley pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 18 yds to the TEX 38 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.16Zach Calzada pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 44 yds to the MISS 10 for a
Week 8 · Texas · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.15Cutter Boley pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 5 yds to the UK 30 for a
Week 5 · South Carolina · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +1.06Cutter Boley pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 10 yds to the UK 47
Week 2 · Ole Miss · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.82Zach Calzada pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 12 yds to the MISS 40 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

13 rec · 189 yds · 0 TD

All 13 box-score receptions covered (play-by-play lists 14)

4 of 18 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

186% of team targets

Catch rate

78%14 of 18 targets

Middle · 10–19 air yds

75% of targets (3)

100%catch rate

Air 16.3 · YAC -5.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

25% of targets (1)

0%catch rate

Air 20.0 avg

78% catch rate on 18 targets · 6% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

25%4 of his 16 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2020Missouri5-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Balanced

2022North Texas7-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning

2023North Texas5-7HC: Eric Morris · Balanced, fast tempo

2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 25 (#468 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2025 season

25Below cohort / limited sample #468 of 485 · 2025?

6 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: fumbles lost (6th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#163 / 558 · 71st pct

14.5

Long catch#317 / 558 · 42nd pct

Rec yards#478 / 558 · 14th pct

189

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Receptions#510 / 558 · 7th pct

Fumbles lost#196 / 218 · 6th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.3	22.4	17.6	0.0
Road2g	2.0	16.0	8.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.6	27.0	18.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.2	13.5	12.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Mark Stoops

Pass share

46.2%

366 pass / 427 run

Plays / game

66.1

12 games

Team sack rate

6.8%

409 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

13 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

25 · #468 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-SEC

Based on 2025: #58 of 58 SEC WRs

How the All-SEC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).