Jeshaun Jones

Senior wide receiver for Maryland. 2023: 56 catches, 790 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Maryland · Sr. · #6

6′1″ · 188 lb · Fort Myers, FL

CFB Index 69 · #75 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceMaryland 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 177 nationally · Signed with Maryland

Statement game9 rec · 152 yds · 1 TDvs Rutgers (FBS) · W 37-0

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Maryland. 2023: 56 catches, 790 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Maryland in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Maryland, 2,040 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

The week the volume broke through — put up 152 yds vs Rutgers.Rutgers · W 37-02022

2017

Signed with Maryland4-star out of Potomac

202312 games

All-Big Tenthird

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#177 national

CFB

College

Maryland

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

2 coaches

2018

Matt Canada

Maryland

2020–2023

Mike Locksley

Maryland

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Canada → Mike Locksley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Maryland5-7HC: Matt Canada · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Maryland2-3HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced

2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

69Quality starter #75 of 497?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (82nd percentile). Strength: receptions (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (12th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#112 / 639 · 82nd pct

92.9%

Explosive rate#133 / 639 · 79th pct

19.6%

EPA / target#147 / 639 · 77th pct

1.00

Yards / catch#173 / 639 · 73rd pct

14.3

TD rate#246 / 639 · 61st pct

7.1%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#76 / 566 · 87th pct

Rec yards#79 / 566 · 86th pct

790

Fumbles lost#1 / 227 · 80th pct

Long catch#132 / 566 · 76th pct

Rec TDs#146 / 566 · 69th pct

Yards / catch#201 / 566 · 64th pct

14.1

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Rush yards#254 / 294 · 12th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

90th → 77th percentile

Explosive rate

80th → 79th percentile

Catch rate

85th → 82nd percentile

TD rate

40th → 61st percentile

Yards / catch

64th → 73rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	4.1	62.1	14.7	0.4
Road4g	5.8	73.2	13.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.3	65.9	15.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	5.2	65.8	13.4	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

69 · #75 of 497 WRs

Former four-star. Now #75 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Maryland	56	790	14.1	4	--
2022	Maryland	44	557	12.7	4	--
2021	Maryland	18	224	12.4	0	--
2020	Maryland	11	181	16.5	1	--
2018	Maryland	22	288	13.1	5	--
Career		151	2,040	13.5	14	--

Season	Team
2023	Maryland	1	-1	--	82	--
2022	Maryland	1	16	--	53	--
2021	Maryland	--	--	21	11	--
2020	Maryland	--	--	12	5	--
2018	Maryland	18	173	--	3	--
Career		20	188	33	154	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023

W 31–13

vs Auburn

-1 rush yds (1 car)

With B. Edwards — 126 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.6 · 50 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · C. Spangler — 35 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 41 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · Virginia · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +5.15Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 64 yds for a TD (Jack Howes KICK)
Week 11 · Nebraska · 3&15 · Q3 · EPA +3.66Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 18 yds to the NEB 38 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Indiana · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.54Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 62 yds to the IU 13 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Nebraska · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 43 yds to the NEB 37 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Rutgers · 3&12 · Q1 · EPA +3.16Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 13 yds to the RUTG 38 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Towson · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.12Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 24 yds for a TD (Jack Howes KICK)
Week 1 · Auburn · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.63Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 15 yds to the AUB 40 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.59Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 18 yds for a TD (Jack Howes KICK)
Week 5 · Indiana · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.59Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 31 yds to the IU 40 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Nebraska · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 10 yds to the MD 49 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-6vs Towson	5	57	11.4	1	24
Wk 2	W 38-20vs Charlotte	3	45	15.0	0	17
Wk 3	W 42-14vs Virginia	5	96	19.2	1	64
Wk 5	W 44-17vs Indiana	6	121	20.2	0	62	Season-high 121 yds
Wk 6	L 17-37@ Ohio State	5	59	11.8	0	26
Wk 7	L 24-27vs Illinois	3	40	13.3	0	24
Wk 9	L 27-33@ Northwestern	9	78	8.7	1	18
Wk 10	L 15-51vs Penn State	4	25	6.3	1	11
Wk 11	W 13-10@ Nebraska	5	86	17.2	0	43
Wk 12	L 24-31vs Michigan	4	70	17.5	0	24
Wk 13	W 42-24@ Rutgers	4	70	17.5	0	49
Bowl	W 31-13vs Auburn	3	43	14.3	0	26
Total		56	790	14.4	4	64

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

Jeshaun Jones

2017

202312 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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