Jeshaun Jones

#6 · WR · Sr. · Maryland6′1″ · 188 lb · Fort Myers, FL · Potomac

Jeshaun Jones: WR · Maryland · #6.

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Jeshaun Jones

WR · Maryland · Sr · #6

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. The five seasons at Maryland span two head coaches: Matt Canada and Mike Locksley. The first career honor came in 2023: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 121 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Indiana — Week 5, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Maryland in the news

Maryland fires coach Michael LocksleyOct 26
Maryland fires defensive coordinatorThe Washington Post Oct 19
Joyner receives probation before judgmentOct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Maryland	56	790	14.1	4	64
2022	Maryland	44	557	12.7	4	45
2021	Maryland	18	224	12.4	0	31
2020	Maryland	11	181	16.5	1	76
2018	Maryland	22	288	13.1	5	65
Career		151	2,040	13.5	14	76

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 4 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 No. 9 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 No. 2 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	14.1	4	64

Signature game

Week 9 · 2023

L 27-33

at Northwestern

9 rec · 78 yds · 1 TD

With T. Tagovailoa — 274 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 43.3 · C. Spangler — 42 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.15Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 64 yds for a TD (Jack Howes KICK)
Week 11 · Nebraska · 3rd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +3.66Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 18 yds to the NEB 38 for a
Week 5 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.54Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 62 yds to the IU 13 for a
Week 11 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 43 yds to the NEB 37 for a
Week 13 · Rutgers · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +3.16Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 13 yds to the RUTG 38 for a
Week 1 · Towson · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.12Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 24 yds for a TD (Jack Howes KICK)

4 more plays

Week 1 · Auburn · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.63Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 15 yds to the AUB 40 for a
Week 9 · Northwestern · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.59Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 18 yds for a TD (Jack Howes KICK)
Week 5 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.59Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 31 yds to the IU 40 for a
Week 11 · Nebraska · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 10 yds to the MD 49 for a

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 69 (#75 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

69Quality starter #75 of 497 · 2023?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2023. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.3	64.9	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

2023 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Pass share

55.8%

477 pass / 378 run

Plays / game

65.8

13 games

Team sack rate

5.0%

496 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

69 · #75 of 497 WRs · 2023

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

Jeshaun Jones

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Style of play

Fans

Maryland in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Seven seasons at Maryland

2017

2023 12 games