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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016East Carolina
Zay Jones
WR • 6'1" • Austin, TX, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Zay Jones reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina Central
Player Story
Zay Jones built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Zay Jones' career was his receiving role: 397...
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- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Zay Jones, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · East Carolina. Zay Jones reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 4,264
- Receptions
- 397
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Zay Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 4,264
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · East Carolina
- Top game
- North Carolina Central
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Austin · East Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Austin · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 1,731 receiving yards · WR 2nd (top 1%) · American Athletic 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | East Carolina | 12 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 52.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 54 | 556 | 5 | 52.1 |
| 2014 Postseason | East Carolina | 13 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | East Carolina | 13 | 75 | 766 | 5 | 59.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 98 | 1,099 | 5 | 76.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 156 | 1,731 | 9 | 87.4 |
Related Context
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Zay Jones played WR for East Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zay Jones recorded 36 passing yards, 18 rushing yards, and 4,264 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 1,731 primary output with 72.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 71.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2015 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
91.6
Efficiency
71.7
Usage
28.9
Consistency
74.3
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Towson: 77. Florida: 135. Navy: 130. Virginia Tech: 55. SMU: 76. BYU: 95. Tulsa: 27. Temple: 106. UConn: 85. South Florida: 8. UCF: 181. Cincinnati: 124
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Towson: 6 by 85.6. Florida: 14 by 64.3. Navy: 10 by 86.7. Virginia Tech: 2 by 100. SMU: 6 by 84.4. BYU: 10 by 63.3. Tulsa: 3 by 60. Temple: 10 by 70.7. UConn: 9 by 63. South Florida: 2 by 26.7. UCF: 14 by 86.2. Cincinnati: 12 by 68.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins83.2 · Games = 5 · -14.4 vs Losses
Losses97.6 · Games = 7 · +14.4 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
UCF
Best efficiency game
100 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | vs Cincinnati100 receiving yards · High volume | L 16-19 | — | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 24 |
| Fri 11/20 | @ UCF100 receiving yards · High volume | W 44-7 | — | 14 | 181 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 2 | 35 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs South Florida | L 17-22 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Fri 10/30 | @ UConnHigh volume | L 13-31 | — | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 0 | 19 |
| Thu 10/22 | vs Temple100 receiving yards · High volume | L 14-24 | — | 10 | 106 | 9.1 | 10.60 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Tulsa | W 30-17 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ BYUHigh volume | L 38-45 | — | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ SMU | W 49-23 | — | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Virginia Tech | W 35-28 | — | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Navy100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-45 | — | 10 | 130 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Florida100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-31 | — | 14 | 135 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Towson | W 28-20 | — | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 19 |
Player Story
Zay Jones story
Zay Jones built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Zay Jones' career was his receiving role: 397 catches, 4,264 receiving yards, 23 touchdowns, and 18 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with East Carolina. 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 36 passing yards, 18 rushing yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Zay Jones 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
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East Carolina
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | East Carolina | 604 | 63 | 17.2 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | East Carolina | 604 | 63 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | East Carolina | 830 | 63.7 | 19.7 | 226 |
| 2014 Regular Season | East Carolina | 830 | 63.7 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1,099 | 71.7 | 28.9 | 269 |
| 2016 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1,731 | 72.7 | 45.2 | 632 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina Central
Week 1 · W 52-7
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
150
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
150 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Navy
Week 12 · L 31-66 · Conference game
212
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
212 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Tulsa
Week 10 · L 24-45 · Conference game
206
Receiving Yards
99.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
206 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Marshall
Week 14 · L 28-59 · Conference game
123
Receiving Yards
97 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
123 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.
#5
@ UCF
Week 12 · W 44-7 · Conference game
181
Receiving Yards
95.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
181 receiving yards with a 86.2 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · East Carolina
1,731 primary output · 72.7 efficiency · 45.2 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · East Carolina
76.4
1,099 primary · 71.7 efficiency · 28.9 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · East Carolina
59.2
830 primary · 63.7 efficiency · 19.7 usage
Milestones
19
100+ receiving yards
26
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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