Jonathan Adams Jr.

Senior wide receiver for Arkansas State. 2020: 79 catches, 1,111 receiving yards, 12 TD.

WR · Arkansas State · Sr. · #9

6′3″ · 220 lb · Jonesboro, AR

All-ConferenceArkansas State 2020 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Arkansas State. 2020: 79 catches, 1,111 receiving yards, 12 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Arkansas State, 2,306 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 177 yds vs Georgia State.Georgia State · W 59-522020

202010 games

All-Sun Belt

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Arkansas State

2017–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-SUN BELT

All-Sun Belt mention (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2020

1 coach

2017–2020

Blake Anderson

Arkansas State

Played his entire career under Blake Anderson.

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Blake Anderson — 27-22 over that span.

2017Arkansas State7-5HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo

2018Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced

2020Arkansas State4-7HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (99th percentile). Strength: rec tds (99th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#14 / 65 · 79th pct

9.8%

Yards / catch#26 / 65 · 61st pct

14.1

EPA / target#35 / 65 · 47th pct

0.61

Explosive rate#40 / 65 · 39th pct

13.1%

Catch rate#43 / 65 · 35th pct

64.8%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#3 / 421 · 99th pct

Rec TDs#3 / 421 · 99th pct

Rec yards#5 / 421 · 99th pct

1111

Long catch#143 / 421 · 65th pct

Yards / catch#160 / 421 · 62nd pct

14.1

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	8.8	120	14.2	1.8
Road6g	7.3	105	14.6	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	8.2	108	13.6	1.4
Weeks 8+5g	7.6	114	15.3	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Butch Jones

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

Awards

Player standing · 2020

All-Conference

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Arkansas State	79	1,111	14.1	12	--
2019	Arkansas State	62	851	13.7	5	--
2018	Arkansas State	17	267	15.7	3	--
2017	Arkansas State	8	77	9.6	1	--
Career		166	2,306	13.9	21	--

Season	Team
2020	Arkansas State	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Arkansas State	--	--	--	--	--
2018	Arkansas State	--	--	--	--	--
2017	Arkansas State	--	--	226	--	--
Career		--	--	226	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2020

W 50–27

vs Central Arkansas

6 rec · 101 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 23-point win at home against Central Arkansas.

With R. Hanson — 52 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 69 LONG · L. Bonner — 239 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 14 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · South Alabama · 3&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.51Layne Hatcher pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 29 yds to the SAlab 22 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Coastal Carolina · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +3.45Layne Hatcher pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 52 yds to the CCaro 22 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Georgia State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.29Jonathan Adams Jr. 42 Yd pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe Kick)
Week 12 · Texas State · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.16Logan Bonner pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 20 yds to the TexSt 32 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Kansas State · 2&15 · Q4 · EPA +3.16Layne Hatcher pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 17 yds for a TD (Blake Grupe KICK)
Week 10 · Louisiana · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +3.12Layne Hatcher pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 38 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Texas State · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.12Logan Bonner pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 13 yds for a TD, (Blake Grupe KICK)
Week 13 · South Alabama · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +3.10Logan Bonner pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 14 yds for a TD, (Blake Grupe KICK)
Week 6 · Central Arkansas · 4&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.98Layne Hatcher pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 4 yds for a TD (Blake Grupe KICK)
Week 7 · Georgia State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.87Jonathan Adams Jr. 32 Yd pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe Kick)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-37@ Memphis	6	65	10.8	0	13
Wk 2	W 35-31@ Kansas State	8	98	12.3	3	33	3 TD catches
Wk 5	L 23-52@ Coastal Carolina	6	98	16.3	0	52
Wk 6	W 50-27vs Central Arkansas	6	101	16.8	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 59-52vs Georgia State	15	177	11.8	2	42	Season-high 177 yds
Wk 8	L 17-45@ App State	6	134	22.3	0	42	134-yard receiving day
Wk 9	L 10-38vs Troy	5	64	12.8	1	35
Wk 10	L 20-27@ Louisiana	8	95	11.9	0	38
Wk 12	L 45-47@ Texas State	10	141	14.1	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 13	L 31-38vs South Alabama	9	138	15.3	2	32	2 TD catches
Total		79	1111	14.4	12	52

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