WR
Zay Jones
gsis_id 00-0033891
HOU
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.24 yd
- Cushion
- 5.40 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -1.64
- Avg YAC
- 4.01
- Share of intended air yards
- 31.4%
- Catch rate
- 62.5%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 76.6
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 183 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.085 | 0.23 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.056 | 0.15 | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 64 | 34 | 321 | 2 | -4.4 | 0.179 | 0.46 | 0 | 78.1 |
| 2022 | 18 | 141 | 95 | 980 | 6 | 40.0 | 0.216 | 0.51 | 18 | 232.8 |
| 2021 | 16 | 78 | 52 | 607 | 2 | 10.4 | 0.138 | 0.37 | 3 | 123.0 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- College
- East Carolina (American Athletic Conference)
- Draft
- 2017 · Rd 2 · Pk 37 · BUF
- Rookie season
- 2017
- Experience
- 10 yr
- Status
- CUT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 10 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
70 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2023 · WR cohort of 86
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2023; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Tutu AtwellWR · LA · distance 0.34
- Separation
- 2.61
- Cushion
- 6.62
- YAC over expected
- -0.20
- Share of air yards
- 17.5
- Catch rate
- 58.2
Robert WoodsWR · HOU · distance 0.38
- Separation
- 2.62
- Cushion
- 7.07
- YAC over expected
- 0.22
- Share of air yards
- 14.8
- Catch rate
- 53.3
Jahan DotsonWR · WAS · distance 0.54
- Separation
- 2.59
- Cushion
- 7.13
- YAC over expected
- -0.54
- Share of air yards
- 18.3
- Catch rate
- 59.0
Allen LazardWR · NYJ · distance 0.56
- Separation
- 2.21
- Cushion
- 6.30
- YAC over expected
- 0.11
- Share of air yards
- 15.4
- Catch rate
- 46.9
Alec PierceWR · IND · distance 0.59
- Separation
- 2.15
- Cushion
- 6.24
- YAC over expected
- -0.04
- Share of air yards
- 23.7
- Catch rate
- 49.2
Zay Jones baseline
- Separation
- 2.48
- Cushion
- 6.69
- YAC over expected
- -0.08
- Share of air yards
- 17.5
- Catch rate
- 53.1