Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Akron
JoJo Natson
WR • 5'7" • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
JoJo Natson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Utah State • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
JoJo Natson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Akron and Utah State. The clearest part of JoJo Natson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
JoJo Natson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Akron. JoJo Natson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,341
- Receptions
- 110
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
JoJo Natson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,341
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Boyd Anderson · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Boyd Anderson · 34 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 837 receiving yards · WR 71st (top 8%) · Mid-American 10th (top 6%) · National 73rd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 49 | 457 | 7 | 61.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 59 | 837 | 14 | 85.5 |
Related Context
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JoJo Natson played WR for Utah State and Akron. Across 2 tracked seasons, JoJo Natson recorded 504 rushing yards, 1,341 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Akron paired 837 primary output with 88.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 88.6 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Utah State, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2016 Regular Season · Akron
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
69.8
Efficiency
88.6
Usage
27.4
Consistency
62.3
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. VMI: 90. Wisconsin: 44. Marshall: 134. App State: 87. Kent State: 48. Miami (OH): 81. Western Michigan: 46. Ball State: 109. Buffalo: 53. Toledo: 44. Bowling Green: 56. Ohio: 45
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. VMI: 4 by 100. Wisconsin: 3 by 97.8. Marshall: 7 by 100. App State: 10 by 58. Kent State: 2 by 100. Miami (OH): 7 by 77.1. Western Michigan: 5 by 61.3. Ball State: 7 by 100. Buffalo: 5 by 70.7. Toledo: 3 by 97.8. Bowling Green: 3 by 100. Ohio: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins92.4 · Games = 5 · +38.8 vs Losses
Losses53.6 · Games = 7 · -38.8 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
Marshall
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/23 | @ Ohio | L 3-9 | — | 3 | 45 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 | 47 |
| Thu 11/10 | vs Bowling Green | L 28-38 | — | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 0 | 50 |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Toledo | L 17-48 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 1 | 27 |
| Thu 10/27 | @ Buffalo | L 20-41 | — | 5 | 53 | 11 | 10.60 | 1 | 33 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ball State100 receiving yards | W 35-25 | — | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 1 | 38 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Western Michigan | L 0-41 | — | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Miami (OH)2+ TD | W 35-13 | — | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 2 | 32 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Kent State | W 31-27 | — | 2 | 48 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs App StateHigh volume | L 38-45 | — | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Marshall100 receiving yards | W 65-38 | — | 7 | 134 | 16.5 | 19.10 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-54 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs VMI2+ TD | W 47-24 | — | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 3 | 46 |
Player Story
JoJo Natson story
JoJo Natson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Akron and Utah State. The clearest part of JoJo Natson's career was his receiving role: 110 catches, 1,341 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns, and 504 rushing yards across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Akron. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 504 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 616 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron and Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: JoJo Natson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Utah State
2014
Opening stop
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Akron
2016
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201420142016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Utah State | 504 | 58.8 | 24.2 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah State | 504 | 58.8 | 24.2 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 837 | 88.6 | 27.4 | 333 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 9 · W 34-20 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
124
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Marshall
Week 3 · W 65-38
134
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Ball State
Week 8 · W 35-25 · Conference game
109
Receiving Yards
88.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ UTEP
Week 1 · W 21-6 · Postseason
47
Receiving Yards
79.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 6 · W 35-13 · Conference game
81
Receiving Yards
79.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
81 receiving yards with a 77.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Akron
837 primary output · 88.6 efficiency · 27.4 usage
85.5
#2
2014 Postseason · Utah State
61.5
504 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 24.2 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Utah State
61.5
504 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 24.2 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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