Jonathan Adams Jr.

#9 · WR · Sr. · Arkansas State6′3″ · 220 lb · Jonesboro, AR

Jonathan Adams Jr.: WR · Arkansas State · #9.

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Jonathan Adams Jr.

WR · Arkansas State · Sr · #9

Moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the Arkansas State receiving corps. The first career honor came in 2020: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 177 receiving yards and 15 receptions against Georgia State — Week 7, 2020.

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
2020	Arkansas State	79	1,111	14.1	12	52
2019	Arkansas State	62	851	13.7	5	63
2018	Arkansas State	17	267	15.7	3	35
2017	Arkansas State	8	77	9.6	1	23
Career		166	2,306	13.9	21	63

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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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	14.1	12	52

Signature game

Week 2 · 2020

W 35-31

at Kansas State

8 rec · 98 yds · 3 TD

Edged out Kansas State on the road in a shootout.

With R. Paul — 4 rec · 77 yds · 1 TD · 17 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · L. Bonner — 204 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 1 rec · 17 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · South Alabama · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.51Layne Hatcher pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 29 yds to the SAlab 22 for a
Week 5 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.45Layne Hatcher pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 52 yds to the CCaro 22 for a
Week 7 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.29Bonner to Adams Jr.: a 42-yard touchdown pass.
Week 12 · Texas State · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.16Logan Bonner pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 20 yds to the TexSt 32 for a
Week 2 · Kansas State · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +3.16Layne Hatcher pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 17 yds for a TD (Blake Grupe KICK)
Week 10 · Louisiana · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.12Layne Hatcher pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 38 yds to the 50 yard line for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · Texas State · 3rd and 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 · 3rd and 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 · 4th and 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 · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.87Hatcher to Adams Jr.: a 32-yard touchdown pass.

Teams and coaches

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

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2020 season

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

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Long catch#143 / 421 · 65th pct

Yards / catch#160 / 421 · 62nd pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

51st → 47th percentile

Explosive rate

66th → 39th percentile

Catch rate

51st → 35th percentile

TD rate

43rd → 79th percentile

Yards / catch

64th → 61st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2020. 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

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

2020 season

Head Coach

Blake Anderson

Pass share

55.0%

464 pass / 380 run

Plays / game

76.7

11 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

502 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

All-Conference

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Jonathan Adams Jr.

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Style of play

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Four seasons at Arkansas State

2020 10 games