Usage / Role
25%
Rotational offensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2020-2025Kentucky
Jay Maclin
WR • 5'11" • 191 lbs • Kirkwood, MO, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jay Maclin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
86
Regular contributor with several takeover games
lowhigh
Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · North Texas
20212222232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Missouri • North Texas • Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player 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...
Read the storyJay Maclin, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · North Texas. Jay Maclin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,891
- Receptions
- 100
- Touchdowns
- 17
Quick Answers
Jay Maclin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,891
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · North Texas
- Top game
- Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Mililani · 26 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 189 receiving yards · WR 485th (top 45%) · SEC 85th (top 31%) · National 676th (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Postseason | North Texas | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Texas | 10 | 16 | 380 | 2 | 55.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 57 | 1,004 | 11 | 79.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kentucky | 11 | 13 | 313 | 4 | 46.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 13 | 189 | 0 | 46.8 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Jay Maclin
Jay Maclin played WR for Missouri, North Texas, and Kentucky. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jay Maclin recorded 13 rushing yards, 1,891 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
North Texas paired 1,004 primary output with 88.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 88.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Missouri, North Texas, Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2023 Regular Season · North Texas
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
83.7
Efficiency
88.1
Usage
19.7
Consistency
63
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 122. Florida International: 61. Louisiana Tech: 55. Abilene Christian: 110. Navy: 76. Temple: 163. Tulane: 71. Memphis: 45. UTSA: 63. SMU: 59. Tulsa: 61. UAB: 118
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.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 4 by 100. Florida International: 3 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 91.7. Abilene Christian: 2 by 100. Navy: 6 by 84.4. Temple: 6 by 100. Tulane: 8 by 59.2. Memphis: 6 by 50. UTSA: 5 by 84. SMU: 2 by 100. Tulsa: 2 by 100. UAB: 9 by 87.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins101.4 · Games = 5 · +30.4 vs Losses
Losses71 · Games = 7 · -30.4 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
Temple
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs UAB100 receiving yards · High volume | W 45-42 | — | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Tulsa | W 35-28 | — | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 0 | 49 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ SMU | L 21-45 | — | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 29.50 | 0 | 54 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs UTSA | L 29-37 | — | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Memphis2+ TD | L 42-45 | — | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2 | 17 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ TulaneHigh volume | L 28-35 | — | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Temple100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 45-14 | — | 6 | 163 | 27.2 | 27.20 | 2 | 64 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Navy | L 24-27 | — | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Abilene Christian100 receiving yards | W 45-31 | — | 2 | 110 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 80 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 40-37 | — | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Florida International | L 39-46 | — | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 1 | 39 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs California100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 21-58 | — | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 2 | 59 |
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
Missouri
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
North Texas
2022-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Kentucky
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 5 | 33.3 | 4.8 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | — | — | -5 |
| 2022 Postseason | North Texas | 380 | 89.6 | 11 | 380 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Texas | 380 | 89.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Texas | 1,004 | 88.1 | 19.7 | 624 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kentucky | 313 | 73.7 | 13.8 | -691 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kentucky | 189 | 81.7 | 8.8 | -124 |
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
Next best actions
Keep exploring Jay Maclin
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.