Jayvontay Conner

#8 · TE · Sr. · Vanderbilt6′4″ · 235 lb · Winston-Salem, NC · East Forsyth

Receiving yards16669th of 107 tight endsLast gameL 17–34at Kentucky · Oct 24
Nextat Mississippi StateSat Nov 7 · 4:15 pm ET
166 receiving yards in 5 games; their best was 87 vs Delaware.
Game 1: against Austin Peay, win 28-9, 30 receiving yards, FCS opponent30WAPSUFCSGame 2: against Delaware, win 35-26, 87 receiving yards87WDELGame 3: against NC State, win 35-31, 9 receiving yards9WNCSUGame 4: at Auburn, loss 15-21, no catches in this gameLAUB@Game 5: at Georgia, loss 14-38, no catches in this gameLUGA@Game 6: against Ole Miss, loss 17-52, 20 receiving yards20LMISSGame 7: against Arkansas, loss 21-31, no catches in this gameLARKGame 8: at Kentucky, loss 17-34, 20 receiving yards, 1 touchdown20LUK@Season high
Game 1: against Austin Peay, win 28-9, 30 receiving yards, FCS opponentWAPSUFCSGame 2: against Delaware, win 35-26, 87 receiving yards87WDELGame 3: against NC State, win 35-31, 9 receiving yardsWNCSUGame 4: at Auburn, loss 15-21, no catches in this gameLAUB@Game 5: at Georgia, loss 14-38, no catches in this gameLUGA@Game 6: against Ole Miss, loss 17-52, 20 receiving yardsLMISSGame 7: against Arkansas, loss 21-31, no catches in this gameLARKGame 8: at Kentucky, loss 17-34, 20 receiving yards, 1 touchdown20LUK@Season high
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Kentucky · L 17-34

2 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD

The other 4 games average 36 yards. This one was 16 below.

Open this game

Conner has catches in 5 of Vanderbilt’s 8 games: none against Auburn, Georgia and Arkansas.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

His most important play this season

  1. Q2, 9:03 · Vanderbilt up 3Jared Curtis finds Jayvontay Conner for a 3-yard touchdownVanderbilt at Kentucky, week 8Q2, 9:03 · Vanderbilt 10, Kentucky 095Capped a 95-yard drive95Capped a 95-yard driveCapped a 95-yard driveJ.Curtis pass complete short right to J.Conner caught at UK03, for 3 yards to the UK00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

Jayvontay Conner

TE · Vanderbilt · #8

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Jayvontay Conner takes over from Eli Stowers at Vanderbilt.

166receiving yards15catches1receiving TD
Read the story so far

Jayvontay Conner arrived as a 3-star prospect. Jayvontay Conner lines up at TE for Vanderbilt.

On the field, the headline is 166 rec yds, with 15 rec.

Jayvontay Conner inherited the TE job from Eli Stowers (4-star).

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  • Inherited fromEli Stowers 4★

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

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