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WR Β· 6β²2β³ 200 lb Β· Born 1995-03-30 Β· College: East Carolina Β· Played 2017β2025 Β· Drafted 2017 round 2, pick 37 by Buffalo Bills Β·
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ESPN=3059722, NFLVERSE=00-0033891, NFLVERSE=JON403726, OTC=5623, PFR=JoneZa00
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Passing
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | WR | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | WR | 11 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | 0 |
Rushing
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Rush | Yds | TD | Y/C | Fum | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | WR | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | WR | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | WR | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | WR | 16 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 |
Receiving
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | WR | 14 | 74 | 27 | 316 | 2 | 11.7 | |
| 2018 | WR | 16 | 102 | 56 | 652 | 7 | 11.6 | |
| 2019 | WR | 14 | 45 | 27 | 216 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| 2020 | WR | 11 | 20 | 14 | 154 | 1 | 11.0 | |
| 2021 | WR | 15 | 70 | 47 | 546 | 1 | 11.6 | |
| 2022 | WR | 16 | 121 | 82 | 823 | 5 | 10.0 | |
| 2023 | WR | 9 | 64 | 34 | 321 | 2 | 9.4 | |
| 2024 | WR | 6 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 10.5 | |
| 2025 | WR | 6 | 18 | 12 | 183 | 0 | 15.2 | |
| Total | 107 | 525 | 307 | 3295 | 18 | 10.7 |
Teams
Next Gen Stats
Receiving
| Year | Team | Tgt | Rec | Yds | CUSH | SEP | TAY | TAY% | Catch% | YAC/R | xYAC/R | +/- | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 74 | 27 | 316 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 13.0 | 23.8% | 36.5% | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 102 | 56 | 652 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 12.7 | 25.9% | 54.9% | 2.6 | 2.3 | +0.2 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 45 | 27 | 216 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 11.2% | 60.0% | 2.9 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 70 | 47 | 546 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 13.9 | 19.9% | 67.1% | 3.9 | 2.7 | +1.2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 121 | 82 | 834 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 24.3% | 67.8% | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.0 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 64 | 34 | 321 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 13.4 | 17.5% | 53.1% | 1.9 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 2 |
NFL player-tracking summaries (regular season, 2016 on). Hover a column heading for its meaning.
Advanced stats
Passing
| Year | Team | Att | Pkt | Prs | Prs% | Blitz | Hurry | Hit | BadTh | BadTh% | OnTgt% | Drops | Drop% | ThAwy | IAY/A | CAY/C | YAC/C | PA att | RPO | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Year | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | YBC | YBC/A | YAC | YAC/A | BrkTkl | Att/Br |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 2TM | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Year | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | ADOT | YBC | YBC/R | YAC | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | Int | Rat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 102 | 56 | 652 | 7 | 33 | 12.0 | 510 | 9.1 | 142 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 2.9% | 5 | 76.9 | |
| 2019 | 2TM | 15 | 45 | 27 | 216 | 0 | 10 | 9.9 | 139 | 5.1 | 77 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 2.2% | 2 | 53.6 |
| 2020 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 154 | 1 | 6 | 7.1 | 89 | 6.4 | 65 | 4.6 | 2 | 2 | 10.0% | 1 | 88.3 | |
| 2021 | 17 | 70 | 47 | 546 | 1 | 29 | 14.0 | 376 | 8.0 | 170 | 3.6 | 3 | 2 | 2.9% | 5 | 65.5 | |
| 2022 | 16 | 121 | 82 | 823 | 5 | 44 | 8.6 | 541 | 6.6 | 282 | 3.4 | 2 | 13 | 10.7% | 2 | 93.8 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 64 | 34 | 321 | 2 | 14 | 13.6 | 270 | 7.9 | 51 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1.6% | 2 | 64.6 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 5 | 8.6 | 65 | 8.1 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 56.6 | ||
| 2025 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 183 | 7 | 13.4 | 147 | 12.3 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 76.9 |
Coverage & pass rush
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | Yds | Y/Tgt | TD | Rat | ADOT | Blitz | Hurry | QBKD | Sk | Prs | Tkl | MTkl | MTkl% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | WR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pro Football Reference advanced statistics (2018 on), via nflverse.
Total QBR
| Year | Team | Rk | QBR | Pts added | Plays | EPA | Pass | Run | Sack | Pen | Exp sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 100.0 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
ESPN Total QBR (2006 on). Rank is among qualifying quarterbacks that season.
Expected points added
As target
| Year | Targets | EPA | EPA/target | Success | ADOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78 | -14.2 | -0.18 | 34.6% | 13.4 |
| 2018 | 103 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 42.7% | 12.0 |
| 2019 | 45 | -15.2 | -0.34 | 31.1% | 10.8 |
| 2020 | 20 | -1.2 | -0.06 | 50.0% | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 78 | 10.4 | 0.13 | 52.6% | 13.7 |
| 2022 | 142 | 41.0 | 0.29 | 55.6% | 8.8 |
| 2023 | 64 | -4.4 | -0.07 | 45.3% | 13.6 |
| 2024 | 11 | -0.5 | -0.04 | 63.6% | 10.8 |
| 2025 | 18 | 5.6 | 0.31 | 55.6% | 13.4 |
From every play since 1999 (nflfastR EPA model). Success = share of plays with positive EPA.
Snap counts
| Year | Team | G | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | 792 | 79% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 1% | |
| 2017 | 1 | 54 | 70% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2018 | 16 | 941 | 89% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% | |
| 2019 | 5 | 169 | 46% | 0 | 0% | 14 | 11% | |
| 2019 | 10 | 461 | 71% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020 | 16 | 289 | 26% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2021 | 17 | 640 | 57% | 0 | 0% | 99 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 1 | 70 | 91% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2022 | 1 | 58 | 95% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2022 | 16 | 930 | 87% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | |
| 2022 | 1 | 73 | 99% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2023 | 9 | 475 | 74% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2024 | 11 | 257 | 35% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2025 | 8 | 271 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Games with a snap count on file (2012 on); percentages are the average share per game.
Contracts
| Signed | Team | Yrs | Value | Per year | Guaranteed | Cap% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | $24.0M | $8.0M | $14.0M | 3.8% | current | |
| 2021 | 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | 1.4% | ||
| 2017 | LV/BUF | 4 | $6.8M | $1.7M | $4.3M | 1.0% |
Career contract value $33.3M (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is the average per year against that season's salary cap.
Combine
| Year | Pos | School | Ht | Wt | 40 | Bench | Vert | Broad | 3-cone | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | WR | East Carolina | 6β²2β³ | 201 | 4.45 | 15 | 36.5 | 133 | 6.79 | 4.01 |
Traded
| Date | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | details | ||
| 2019-10-08 | details |
Injury reports (35)
| Year | Wk | Team | Injury | Game status | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2017 | 10 | Ankle | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2017 | 11 | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2019 | 4 | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2020 | 14 | Ankle | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2020 | 15 | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2021 | 13 | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2021 | 16 | Toe | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2022 | 4 | Ankle | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2022 | 5 | Ankle | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2022 | 6 | Ankle | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2022 | 13 | Chest | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2022 | 14 | Chest | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2023 | 3 | Knee | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 4 | Knee | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 5 | Knee | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2023 | 6 | Knee | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 7 | Knee | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 8 | Knee | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 10 | Knee | Out | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2023 | 11 | Knee | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2023 | 12 | Knee | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2023 | 14 | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2023 | 15 | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2023 | 16 | Knee / Hamstring | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2023 | 17 | Knee / Hamstring | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2023 | 18 | Knee / Hamstring | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2024 | 6 | Not injury related - other / Hamstring | Out | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2024 | 7 | Feet | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2025 | 4 | Concussion | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2025 | 5 | Concussion | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2025 | 6 | Knee | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2025 | 7 | Knee | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2025 | 9 | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2025 | 10 | Knee | Full Participation in Practice |