Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2008Iowa State
Houston Jones
WR • 6'0" • 194 lbs • Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Houston Jones reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Houston Jones built his college career from 2007 through 2008 as a wide receiver from Oklahoma City, OK wearing No. 15, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Houston Jones' career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2004
Houston Jones, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Iowa State. Houston Jones reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 390
- Receptions
- 33
Quick Answers
Houston Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 390
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Dumas · Arkansas State
- High school pipeline
- Dumas · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2008
- 2008 Receiving yards rank
- 384 receiving yards · WR 128th (top 24%) · Big 12 25th (top 22%) · National 152nd (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 39.8 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 32 | 384 | 0 | 68.6 |
Related Context
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Houston Jones played WR for Iowa State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Houston Jones recorded 390 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 384 primary output with 73.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 73.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2008 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
32
Efficiency
73.1
Usage
13.3
Consistency
56.9
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 27. Kent State: 50. Iowa: 67. UNLV: 21. Kansas: 21. Baylor: 32. Nebraska: 13. Texas A&M: 44. Oklahoma State: 21. Colorado: 19. Missouri: 57. Kansas State: 12
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota State: 1 by 100. Kent State: 3 by 100. Iowa: 6 by 74.4. UNLV: 3 by 46.7. Kansas: 3 by 46.7. Baylor: 4 by 53.3. Nebraska: 2 by 43.3. Texas A&M: 2 by 100. Oklahoma State: 2 by 70. Colorado: 2 by 63.3. Missouri: 3 by 100. Kansas State: 1 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins38.5 · Games = 2 · +7.8 vs Losses
Losses30.7 · Games = 10 · -7.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
100 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ Kansas State | L 30-38 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Missouri | L 20-52 | — | 3 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Colorado | L 24-28 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Oklahoma State | L 17-59 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Texas A&M | L 35-49 | — | 2 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Nebraska | L 7-35 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Baylor | L 10-38 | — | 4 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Kansas | L 33-35 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 9/21 | @ UNLV | L 31-34 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Iowa | L 5-17 | — | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Kent State | W 48-28 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs South Dakota State | W 44-17 | — | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Player Story
Houston Jones story
Houston Jones built his college career from 2007 through 2008 as a wide receiver from Oklahoma City, OK wearing No. 15, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Houston Jones' career was his receiving role: 33 catches and 390 receiving yards across 13 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Houston Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2007-2008
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20072008
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Iowa State | 6 | 40 | 5.3 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Iowa State | 384 | 73.1 | 13.3 | 378 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 3 · L 5-17
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
67
Receiving Yards
85.9 takeover
67 receiving yards with a 74.4 efficiency score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 2 · W 48-28
50
Receiving Yards
80.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Missouri
Week 12 · L 20-52 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
70.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Texas A&M
Week 9 · L 35-49 · Conference game
44
Receiving Yards
63.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs South Dakota State
Week 1 · W 44-17
27
Receiving Yards
55.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Iowa State
384 primary output · 73.1 efficiency · 13.3 usage
68.6
#2
2007 Regular Season · Iowa State
39.8
6 primary · 40 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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