Jjay Mcafee

#9 · TE · Sr. · Georgia Southern6′3″ · 240 lb · Charleston, SC

Jjay Mcafee: TE · Georgia Southern · #9.

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Jjay Mcafee

TE · Georgia Southern · Sr · #9

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The three seasons at Georgia Southern span two head coaches: Kevin Whitley and Clay Helton. On tape: 62 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Ohio, Bowl, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

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
2023	Georgia Southern	37	378	10.2	4	32
2022	Georgia Southern	20	193	9.7	4	30
2021	Georgia Southern	11	113	10.3	0	26
Career		68	684	10.1	8	32

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	W 34-0vs The Citadel	4	30	7.5	0	20
Wk 2	W 49-35vs UAB	8	50	6.3	0	17
Wk 3	L 14-35@ Wisconsin	1	25	25.0	1	25
Wk 7	L 13-41@ James Madison	4	31	7.8	0	10
Wk 8	W 38-28vs UL Monroe	2	11	5.5	0	8
Wk 9	W 44-27vs Georgia State	2	19	9.5	0	14
Wk 10	L 24-45@ Texas State	2	36	18.0	1	32
Wk 12	L 17-20vs Old Dominion	3	53	17.7	1	28
Wk 13	L 27-55@ App State	6	61	10.2	0	21
Bowl	L 21-41vs Ohio	5	62	12.4	1	20
Total		37	378	10.2	4	32

Signature game

Bowl · 2023

L 21-41

vs Ohio · neutral site

5 rec · 62 yds · 1 TD

With D. Brin — 350 yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · QBR 18.8 · D. Burgess Jr. — 6 rec · 117 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Old Dominion · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.71Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 28 yds to the ODU 18 for a
Week 10 · Texas State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.87Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 32 yds for a TD (Michael Lantz KICK)
Week 1 · The Citadel · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 20 yds to the CIT 44 for a
Week 3 · Wisconsin · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 25 yds for a TD (Michael Lantz KICK)
Week 12 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.59Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 18 yds for a TD (Michael Lantz KICK)
Week 1 · Ohio · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.56Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 15 yds for a TD (Michael Lantz KICK)

4 more plays

Week 13 · App State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.23Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 16 yds to the GASO 43 for a
Week 7 · James Madison · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.82Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 7 yds to the JMU 36 for a
Week 13 · App State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.76Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 21 yds to the APP 42 for a
Week 7 · James Madison · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.76Davis Brin pass complete to Jjay Mcafee for 7 yds to the GASO 36 for a

Teams and coaches

2021Georgia Southern3-9HC: Chad Lunsford and Kevin Whitley · Run-heavy

2022Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2023Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 61 (#29 of 137). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

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

61Quality starter #29 of 137 · 2023?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: catch rate (86th percentile). Strength: receptions (86th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#93 / 639 · 86th pct

94.1%

TD rate#172 / 639 · 73rd pct

8.8%

EPA / target#253 / 639 · 60th pct

0.84

Explosive rate#272 / 639 · 57th pct

14.7%

Yards / catch#503 / 639 · 21st pct

9.9

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#23 / 160 · 86th pct

Rec yards#35 / 160 · 78th pct

378

Rec TDs#29 / 160 · 76th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 35 · 76th pct

Long catch#90 / 160 · 41st pct

Yards / catch#102 / 160 · 36th pct

10.2

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

63rd → 60th percentile

Explosive rate

44th → 57th percentile

Catch rate

53rd → 86th percentile

TD rate

97th → 73rd percentile

Yards / catch

19th → 21st 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 · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.8	32.6	9.3	0.2
Road4g	3.2	38.2	15.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.4	39.6	11.8	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	3.0	36.0	12.2	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Pass share

60.6%

572 pass / 372 run

Plays / game

72.6

13 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

604 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

37 catches in 10 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

61 · #29 of 137 TEs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.

Jjay Mcafee

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Style of play

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Starter

Three seasons at Georgia Southern

Moves

2021 7 games