Player Career

Jay Maclin Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jay Maclin story

Jay Maclin built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Kirkwood, MO wearing No. 9, spending time with Kentucky, Missouri, and North Texas. The clearest part of Jay Maclin's career was his receiving role: 100 catches, 1,891 receiving yards, 17 touchdowns, and 13 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 13 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 195 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jay Maclin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Missouri

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    North Texas

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Kentucky

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMissouri533.34.8
2021 Regular SeasonMissouri0-5
2022 PostseasonNorth Texas38089.611380
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Texas38089.6110
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Texas1,00488.119.7624
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky31373.713.8-691
2025 Regular SeasonKentucky18981.78.8-124

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Missouri to North TexasP4 to G5/FCS76.3Dec 8, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisville

Week 14 · L 14-41

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

121

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Temple

Week 7 · W 45-14 · Conference game

163

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

163 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Texas Southern

Week 2 · W 59-27

80

Receiving Yards

91.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs California

Week 1 · L 21-58

122

Receiving Yards

87.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs UAB

Week 13 · W 45-42 · Conference game

118

Receiving Yards

86.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

118 receiving yards with a 87.4 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · North Texas

1,004 primary output · 88.1 efficiency · 19.7 usage

79.2

#2

2022 Postseason · North Texas

55.2

380 primary · 89.6 efficiency · 11 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · North Texas

55.2

380 primary · 89.6 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games