Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 26 | — |
| Target share | 11.2% | 480th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 50.0% | 461st / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 38.5% | 431st / 534 |
| Yards per target | 5.6 | 460th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 3.8% | 461st / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 15.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Conner's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted29 targets charted
2025 charting · East Carolina
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Conner’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted15 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 3 schools 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 |  Vanderbilt#64 · 3-5 | 8 | 57% | 15 | 166 | 1 | 11.2% |
| 2025 |  East Carolina#37 · 9-4 | 12 | 53% | 23 | 333 | 3 | 8.1% |
| 2024 | East Carolina#79 · 8-5 | 1 | 2% | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 2023 |  Ole Miss#15 · 11-2 | 1 | 3% | 1 | 7 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jayvontay Conner's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jayvontay Conner'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 |  Austin Peay | W 28–9 | 6.7 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |  Delaware | W 35–26 | 8.8 | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 31 |
| 3 |  NC State | W 35–31 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | @ Auburn | L 15–21 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Georgia | L 14–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 | Ole Miss | L 17–52 | 6.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 |  Arkansas | L 21–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ Kentucky | L 17–34 | 6.9 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 6.7 | 15 | 166 | 11.1 | 1 | 31 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 15 | 468th / 2089 |
| Yards | 166 | 517th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 31 | — |
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 · Austin Peay | 62 | ~45 (38–54) | 5 | 73% |
| Wk 2 · Delaware | 69 | ~58 (49–69) | 9 | 84% |
| Wk 3 · NC State | 58 | ~45 (38–54) | 3 | 78% |
| Wk 4 · Auburn | 75 | ~27 (13–39) | 1 | 36% |
| Wk 5 · Georgia | 50 | ~20 (9–29) | 1 | 40% |
| Wk 6 · Ole Miss | 73 | ~34 (16–49) | 4 | 47% |
| Wk 7 · Arkansas | 60 | ~25 (12–36) | 2 | 42% |
| Wk 8 · Kentucky | 53 | ~32 (15–46) | 4 | 60% |
| Season | 500 | 286 (219–399) | 29 | 57% |
Position Room
8 TEs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Jayvontay Conner | TE | JR | 15 | 166 | 1 | 11% | +0.32 |
| Cole Spence | TE | 11 | 121 | 0 | 11% | +0.49 | ||
| Walter Taylor | TE | 4 | 67 | 1 | 7% | +0.87 | ||
| Maurice Veney | TE | 2 | 65 | 0 | 4% | +0.53 | ||
| 46 | Palmer Riley | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Elijah Rooney | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Adam Gehm | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Tilden Riley | TE | 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. Vanderbilt depth chart →