Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 87 yds |
| Total | 10 | 117 | 11.0 | 0 | 31 |
#8
Jayvontay Conner
Junior tight end for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Winston-Salem, NC · East Forsyth
CFB Index 50 · #69 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred East Carolina → Vanderbilt 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.
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Yards / catch: 71st percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
117
receiving yards · 2026
10 catches · 11.7 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 87 yds, vs Delaware
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2023.
- Transferred from East Carolina to Vanderbilt in 2026.
Jayvontay Conner
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Four head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 87 rec yds, 6 receptions against Delaware, Week 2, 2026.
117 REC YDS · 10 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of East Forsyth
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Vanderbilt
2025East Carolina
2026Vanderbilt
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: receptions (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 2 games: 5.0 REC/g, 58.5 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 117 | 11.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 23 | 333 | 14.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 35 | 459 | 13.1 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
4 rec · 30 yds
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Delaware · 3&21 · Q1 · EPA +4.63(03:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete deep middle to #8 J.Conner caught at DEL01, for 31 yards to the DEL01, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +1.22(03:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Berlowitz pass complete short middle to #8 J.Conner caught at VU26, for 11 yards to the VU30 (#22 T.Hardy; #6 D.Creary), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Delaware · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.20(01:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Berlowitz pass complete short left to #8 J.Conner caught at Vandy48, for 12 yards to the DEL46 (#29 G.Mullins), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Delaware · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.77(00:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short middle to #8 J.Conner caught at DEL14, for 17 yards to the DEL09 (#8 J.Alexander), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Delaware · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +0.46(00:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short right to #8 J.Conner caught at DEL23, for 10 yards to the DEL19 (#29 G.Mullins; #16 N.Jefferson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Delaware · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.30(12:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short left to #8 J.Conner caught at DEL15, for 12 yards to the DEL08 (#6 K.Cox Jr.), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY DEL Offside declined
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +0.26(08:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short right to #8 J.Conner caught at APSU29, for 6 yards to the APSU28 (#4 C.Merritt; #26 T.Haile)
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +0.08(07:38) Shotgun #1 B.Berlowitz pass complete short left to #8 J.Conner caught at APSU30, for 8 yards to the APSU27 (#26 T.Haile), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +0.06(01:21) Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short right to #8 J.Conner caught at VU41, for 5 yards to the VU41, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Delaware · 3&12 · Q2 · EPA +0.05(08:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short middle to #8 J.Conner caught at DEL24, for 5 yards to the DEL24 (#7 K.Seay)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Akil Dan-Fodio’s 2015 season.
86%match
Matches Akil on
TD rate
Reception volume
Height
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Aubry Payne’s path through Georgia State.
86%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Aubry on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Cole Fotheringham's senior season at Utah (2021).
81%match
Matches Cole on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Weight
Differs from Cole on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology