Player Dossier

2021-2023

Southern Miss

Jakarius Caston

WR • 6'0" • 204 lbs • Natchez, MS, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Jakarius Caston reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

18.5

Efficiency

91.1

Consistency

70.2

Season Value

70

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Southern Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jakarius Caston, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Jakarius Caston reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Jakarius Caston played WR for Southern Miss. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jakarius Caston recorded 32 rushing yards, 1,306 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Southern Miss.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Southern Miss paired 621 primary output with 91.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 91.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Alcorn State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

56.5

Efficiency

91.1

Usage

18.5

Consistency

70.2

Best Game by takeover score

Alcorn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alcorn State: 104. Florida State: 23. Tulane: 54. Arkansas State: 65. Texas State: 37. Old Dominion: 51. App State: 34. UL Monroe: 92. Louisiana: 58. Mississippi State: 88. Troy: 15

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alcorn State: 5 by 100. Florida State: 2 by 76.7. Tulane: 2 by 100. Arkansas State: 4 by 100. Texas State: 3 by 82.2. Old Dominion: 5 by 68. App State: 3 by 75.6. UL Monroe: 3 by 100. Louisiana: 3 by 100. Mississippi State: 2 by 100. Troy: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins84.7 · Games = 3 · +38.8 vs Losses
Losses45.9 · Games = 8 · -38.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Alcorn State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Troy

Result
Sat 11/25vs TroyL 17-351151515015
Sat 11/18@ Mississippi StateL 20-4128829.744144
Fri 11/10@ LouisianaW 34-3135819.319.30126
Sat 11/4vs UL MonroeW 24-739225.830.70180
Sat 10/28@ App StateL 38-4833411.311.30019
Sat 10/7vs Old DominionL 13-1755110.210.20019
Sat 9/30vs Texas StateL 36-5033712.312.30129
Sat 9/23@ Arkansas StateL 37-4446516.316.30124
Sat 9/16vs TulaneL 3-212542727039
Sun 9/10@ Florida StateL 13-6622311.511.50013
Sat 9/2vs Alcorn State100 receiving yardsW 40-14510418.820.80130

Career Arc

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    Southern Miss

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss23981.617
2022 PostseasonSouthern Miss4467326.5207
2022 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss4467326.50
2023 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss62191.118.5175

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rice

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

94

Primary metric

94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Northwestern State

94

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Alcorn State

104

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

UTEP

94

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Tulane

91

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

91 receiving yards with a 75.8 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss

621 primary output · 91.1 efficiency · 18.5 usage

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#2

2022 Postseason · Southern Miss

58.2

446 primary · 73 efficiency · 26.5 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Southern Miss

58.2

446 primary · 73 efficiency · 26.5 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

1,306

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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