Receiver, Mississippi State, 2017–⁠20

Dontea Jones

Lettered 2017–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 84
Height
6′4″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
McCool, MS

Dontea Jones played receiver at Mississippi State (2017–⁠20).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Mississippi State46616.5121
2019Mississippi State6447.3014
Career1011011.0121

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Mississippi State84WRFr.
2018Mississippi State84WRSo.
2019Mississippi State84WRJr.
2020Mississippi State84WRSr.6′4″230

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Mississippi State42.02––8.1–
2019Mississippi State60.56––3.4–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Mississippi State 1 game, 3 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Dec 31 ✦vs.TulsaW 28–⁠26–––––
2019 Mississippi State 4 games, 6 catches, 44 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.LouisianaW 38–⁠28114014–
Sep 7vs.Southern MissW 38–⁠152906–
Sep 14vs.Kansas StateL 24–⁠31112012−1
Nov 23vs.Abilene ChristianW 45–⁠72905–
2018 Mississippi State 4 games, 4 catches, 66 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Stephen F. AustinW 63–⁠6117117–
Sep 8atKansas StateW 31–⁠10121021–
Nov 10atAlabamaL 0–⁠24111011–
Nov 17vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠6117017–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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