Usage Score
2.7
Player Dossier
2018-2022Stanford
Jay Symonds
FB • 6'3" • 251 lbs • Melrose, MA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jay Symonds leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Efficiency
58.4
Consistency
47.6
Season Value
50.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Scouting Read
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Jay Symonds, FB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Stanford. Jay Symonds leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Jay Symonds played FB for Stanford. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jay Symonds recorded 69 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Stanford paired 56 primary output with 58.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Stanford
Games
4
Scrimmage Yards / G
14
Efficiency
58.4
Usage
2.7
Consistency
47.6
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 31. UCLA: 2. Arizona State: 21. Utah: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 2 by 100. UCLA: 1 by 16.7. Arizona State: 1 by 100. Utah: 1 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses8.3 · Games = 3
First Half16.5 · Games = 2 · +5 vs Second Half
Second Half11.5 · Games = 2 · -5 vs First Half
All Games14 · Games = 4
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arizona State
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Stanford
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Progression
20182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Stanford | 11 | 27.1 | 2.2 | 11 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Stanford | 2 | 16.7 | 2.1 | -9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Stanford | 56 | 58.4 | 2.7 | 54 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | -56 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Vanderbilt
Win with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
31
Primary metric
31 scrimmage yards and 4.3 usage.
#2
Arizona State
21
Primary metric
Loss with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
21 scrimmage yards and 2.1 usage.
#3
California
8
Primary metric
Loss with 8 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
8 scrimmage yards and 2 usage.
#4
Oregon
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
2 scrimmage yards and 2.1 usage.
#5
Colorado
5
Primary metric
Loss with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
5 scrimmage yards and 2.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Stanford
56 primary output · 58.4 efficiency · 2.7 usage
50.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Stanford
30.5
2 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 2.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Stanford
23.7
11 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.8439
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School · Melrose, MA
- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
69
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.