Jimmy Horn Jr.

#5 · WR · Sr. · Colorado5′10″ · 170 lb · Sanford, FL · Seminole

Jimmy Horn Jr.: WR · Colorado · #5.

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Jimmy Horn Jr.

WR · Colorado · Sr · #5

Moves the chains on third down. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jeff Scott and Deion Sanders. First career honor, 2022: All-AAC. One game to point at: 198 receiving yards and 7 receptions against North Dakota State — Week 1, 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.

Colorado in the news

Three-star LB decommits from ColoradoBuffaloes Wire Oct 27
Sanders denies bribery accusationBroBible Oct 27
Former Colorado player calls out Deion SandersYahoo Sports Oct 20
ESPN host feuds with Deion SandersYahoo Sports Oct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Colorado	37	441	11.9	1	69
2023	Colorado	58	567	9.8	6	45
2022	South Florida	37	551	14.9	3	91
2021	South Florida	30	408	13.6	1	80
Career		162	1,967	12.1	11	91

Season	Team
2024	Colorado	1	3	210	72
2023	Colorado	2	18	173	18
2022	South Florida	9	95	209	--
2021	South Florida	5	12	114	--
Career		17	128	706	90

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-26vs North Dakota State	7	198	28.3	1	69	198-yard receiving day
Wk 2	L 10-28@ Nebraska	3	26	8.7	0	11
Wk 3	W 28-9@ Colorado State	4	22	5.5	0	14
Wk 4	W 38-31vs Baylor	4	40	10.0	0	17
Wk 5	W 48-21@ UCF	5	41	8.2	0	15
Wk 7	L 28-31vs No. 18 Kansas State	3	20	6.7	0	12
Wk 8	W 34-7@ Arizona	2	9	4.5	0	10
Wk 9	W 34-23vs Cincinnati	5	78	15.6	0	47
Wk 11	W 41-27@ Texas Tech	—	—	—	—	—
Bowl	L 14-36vs No. 17 BYU	4	7	1.8	0	3
Total		37	441	11.9	1	69

Signature game

Week 1 · 2024

W 31-26

vs North Dakota State

7 rec · 198 yds · 1 TD

A close one, won by 5 at home.

With S. Sanders — 445 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.8 · 17 rush yds (6 car) · T. Hunter — 7 rec · 132 yds · 3 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · North Dakota State · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +5.74Sanders to Horn Jr.: a 69-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · North Dakota State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 41 yds to the NDSU 31 for a
Week 2 · Nebraska · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 11 yds to the NEB 43 for a
Week 9 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.59Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 1 · North Dakota State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.24Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 5 · UCF · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.86Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 10 yds to the UCF 42 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Colorado State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.82Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 14 yds to the CSU 34 for a
Week 5 · UCF · 3rd and 21 · Q2 · EPA +1.63Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 15 yds to the UCF 36
Week 1 · BYU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.44Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 1 yd to the BYU 38 for a BYU Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the BYU 47 for a
Week 1 · North Dakota State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.42Shedeur Sanders pass complete to Jimmy Horn Jr. for 16 yds to the COLO 41 for a

Teams and coaches

2021South Florida2-10HC: Jeff Scott · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022South Florida1-11HC: Jeff Scott and Daniel Da Prato · Run-leaning

2023Colorado4-8HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning

2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 45 (#240 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

45Rotational starter #240 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: long catch (83rd percentile). Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#189 / 610 · 69th pct

94.4%

EPA / target#439 / 610 · 28th pct

0.67

Explosive rate#480 / 610 · 21st pct

8.3%

Yards / catch#493 / 610 · 19th pct

9.2

TD rate#522 / 610 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#91 / 541 · 83rd pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 221 · 80th pct

Receptions#208 / 541 · 61st pct

Rec yards#241 / 541 · 56th pct

441

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Yards / catch#355 / 541 · 34th pct

11.9

Rush yards#224 / 299 · 23rd pct

Rec TDs#369 / 541 · 23rd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

39th → 28th percentile

Explosive rate

25th → 21st percentile

Catch rate

44th → 69th percentile

TD rate

62nd → 7th percentile

Yards / catch

19th → 19th 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 · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.8	84.0	15.2	0.2
Road5g	2.8	19.6	6.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.3	50.6	9.9	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	2.3	29.0	10.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Deion Sanders

Pass share

59.2%

481 pass / 331 run

Plays / game

62.5

13 games

Team sack rate

8.2%

523 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

37 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

45 · #240 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #240 at the position.

Jimmy Horn Jr.

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Style of play

Fans

Colorado in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

37 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

Four seasons, two schools, drafted

Moves

2021 12 games

2022 10 games

2023 12 games

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