Jhari Patterson

WR · Sr. · East Carolina5′11″ · 188 lb · Asheville, NC · A.C. Reynolds

Jhari Patterson: WR · East Carolina.

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Jhari Patterson

WR · East Carolina · Sr

Moves the chains on third down. Transferred to East Carolina from Marshall. On tape: 46 receiving yards and 18 rushing yards against North Texas, Week 13, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

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

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	East Carolina	33	281	8.5	1	27
2023	East Carolina	20	137	6.8	0	30
Career		53	418	7.9	1	30

Season	Team
2024	East Carolina	7	91	108
2023	East Carolina	3	2	--
Career		10	93	108

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-3vs Norfolk State	2	28	14.0	0	18
Wk 2	W 20-14@ Old Dominion	2	15	7.5	0	12
Wk 3	L 19-21vs App State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 4	L 24-35@ Liberty	2	6	3.0	0	3
Wk 5	W 30-20vs UTSA	2	16	8.0	0	8
Wk 6	L 24-55@ Charlotte	2	38	19.0	0	26
Wk 8	L 28-45@ No. 23 Army	3	13	4.3	0	10
Wk 9	W 56-34vs Temple	2	28	14.0	1	17
Wk 11	W 49-14vs Florida Atlantic	5	40	8.0	0	14
Wk 12	W 38-31@ Tulsa	2	5	2.5	0	5
Wk 13	W 40-28@ North Texas	2	46	23.0	0	27	Season-high 46 yds
Wk 14	L 20-34vs Navy	1	16	16.0	0	16
Bowl	W 26-21vs NC State	8	30	3.8	0	13
Total		33	281	8.5	1	27

Signature game

Week 11 · 2024

W 49-14

vs Florida Atlantic

61 rush yds (3 car) · 5 rec · 40 yds

Dominant 35-point win at home against Florida Atlantic.

With K. Houser — 343 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.7 · 52 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · W. Wright — 3 rec · 80 yds · 2 TD · 15 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.37Jhari Patterson run for 30 yds to the FAU 40 for a
Week 9 · Temple · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Katin Houser pass complete to Jhari Patterson for 17 yds for a TD (Noah Perez PAT MISSED)
Week 11 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Katin Houser pass complete to Jhari Patterson for 14 yds to the FAU 46 for a
Week 13 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.39Katin Houser pass complete to Jhari Patterson for 27 yds to the UNT 48 for a
Week 1 · NC State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.19Katin Houser pass complete to Jhari Patterson for 13 yds to the ECU 45 for a
Week 5 · UTSA · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.95Jake Garcia pass complete to Jhari Patterson for 8 yds to the ECU 41 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.79Jhari Patterson run for 22 yds to the FAU 10 for a
Week 2 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.74Jake Garcia pass complete to Jhari Patterson for 12 yds to the ECU 33 for a
Week 13 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.53Katin Houser pass complete to Jhari Patterson for 19 yds to the ECU 39 for a
Week 14 · Navy · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.51Katin Houser pass complete to Jhari Patterson for 16 yds to the ECU 47 for a

Teams and coaches

2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

2024East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston and Blake Harrell · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 36 (#331 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

36Below cohort / limited sample #331 of 466 · 2024?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rush yards (92nd percentile). Concern: explosive rate (6th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#196 / 610 · 68th pct

93.9%

EPA / target#454 / 610 · 26th pct

0.64

TD rate#467 / 610 · 23rd pct

3.0%

Yards / catch#551 / 610 · 10th pct

7.8

Explosive rate#573 / 610 · 6th pct

3.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#24 / 299 · 92nd pct

Receptions#242 / 541 · 55th pct

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Rec yards#380 / 541 · 30th pct

281

Rec TDs#369 / 541 · 23rd pct

Long catch#494 / 541 · 8th pct

Yards / catch#520 / 541 · 4th pct

8.5

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

1st → 26th percentile

Explosive rate

8th → 6th percentile

Catch rate

41st → 68th percentile

TD rate

8th → 23rd percentile

Yards / catch

4th → 10th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. 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

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.0	21.3	12.0	0.2
Road6g	2.2	20.5	9.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	19.0	9.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	24.7	11.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Mike Houston

Pass share

47.9%

427 pass / 465 run

Plays / game

68.6

13 games

Team sack rate

4.5%

448 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

33 catches and 7 carries in 13 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

36 · #331 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #331 at the position.

Jhari Patterson

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Style of play

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

33 catches and 7 carries in 13 games

Four seasons at East Carolina

Moves

2020

2021