Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Charting
Where Etheridge's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Kent State#135 · 3-6 | 3 | 11% | 3 | 26 | 0 | 10.8% |
| 2025 | Kent State#129 · 5-7 | 3 | 9% | 4 | 30 | 0 | 10.1% |
| 2024 | Kent State#134 · 0-12 | 6 | 20% | 14 | 137 | 1 | 15.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jay Jay Etheridge's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jay Jay Etheridge's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ South Carolina | L 0–57 | 5.1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 |  Wofford | W 36–15 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Ohio State | L 3–59 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  Ball State | W 26–13 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 |  Ohio | L 10–13 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | @ Western Michigan | L 7–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ South Florida | L 2–29 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Akron | W 35–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 | @ Sacramento State | L 10–31 | 4.7 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 · 2 games | 4.9 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 16 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3 | 1350th / 2089 |
| Yards | 26 | 1422nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 16 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · South Carolina | 48 | ~14 (4–23) | 1 | 29% |
| Wk 6 · Western Michigan | 68 | ~12 (4–20) | 1 | 18% |
| Wk 9 · Sacramento State | 62 | ~38 (12–52) | 4 | 61% |
| Season | 563 | 64 (30–83) | 6 | 11% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Kent State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Wayne Harris | WR | SO | 43 | 674 | 5 | 24% | +0.56 |
| 8 | Da'Realyst Clark | WR | SR | 24 | 274 | 1 | 16% | +0.39 |
| 1 | Ardell Banks | WR | JR | 12 | 224 | 0 | 10% | -0.00 |
| 85 | Brendyn Smith | WR | FR | 12 | 175 | 1 | 20% | +0.12 |
| 3 | Jay Jay Etheridge | WR | JR | 3 | 26 | 0 | 6% | +0.15 |
| 4 | Jared Kelley | WR | JR | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | -0.43 |
| 86 | Matthew Maxey | WR | FR | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5% | -0.30 |
| 19 | Ali Fisher | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Maurice Stephens | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Wyatt Januska | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Teaunn Hunter | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.59 |
| 81 | Zymir Reed | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Aidan Stewart | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | William Bierfeldt | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Luke Simms | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Kent State depth chart →