Receiver, West Virginia, 2015–⁠18

Gary Jennings Jr.

Number
No. 12
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Stafford, VA
Born
Mar 7, 1997

Gary Jennings Jr. played receiver at West Virginia (2015–⁠18). The Seattle Seahawks took Jennings in round 4, No. 120 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,096
Receiving yards, 2017 (West Virginia, 7–⁠6)
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2018
Drafted
No. 120
Round 4, 2019 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

13catches, career hightwice; last at Kansas State, 2017225receiving yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20183receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Youngstown State, 2018

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015West Virginia711616.6164
2016West Virginia1016516.5258
2017West Virginia971,09611.3160
2018West Virginia5491717.01375
Career1682,29413.71775

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015West Virginia5117013690
2016West Virginia228021390
Career71450341080

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015West Virginia12WRFr.
2016West Virginia12WRSo.
2017West Virginia12WRJr.
2018West Virginia12WRSr.6′2″215

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
2015West Virginia130.60––7.8–
2016West Virginia111.33––14.7–
2017West Virginia1330.4233rd (n=507)0.5256.614%
2018West Virginia701.1199th (n=497)0.5377.59%

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

2018 West Virginia 11 games, 54 catches, 917 yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.TennesseeW 40–⁠1461131–––
Sep 8vs.Youngstown StateW 52–⁠176973–––
Sep 22vs.Kansas StateW 35–⁠63310–––
Sep 29atTexas TechW 42–⁠347702–––
Oct 6vs.KansasW 38–⁠224530–––
Oct 13atIowa StateL 14–⁠304380–––
Oct 25vs.BaylorW 58–⁠1431002–––
Nov 3atTexasW 42–⁠412401–––
Nov 10vs.TCUW 47–⁠105581–––
Nov 17atOklahoma StateL 41–⁠457921–––
Nov 23vs.OklahomaL 56–⁠5972252–––
2017 West Virginia 13 games, 97 catches, 1,096 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Virginia TechL 24–⁠31131891–––
Sep 9vs.East CarolinaW 56–⁠204460–––
Sep 16vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠1661280–––
Sep 23atKansasW 56–⁠346750–––
Oct 7atTCUL 24–⁠3110800–––
Oct 14vs.Texas TechW 46–⁠359680–––
Oct 21atBaylorW 38–⁠3681160–––
Oct 28vs.Oklahoma StateL 39–⁠506580–––
Nov 4vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠167630–––
Nov 11atKansas StateW 28–⁠23131150–––
Nov 18vs.TexasL 14–⁠2810780–––
Nov 25atOklahomaL 31–⁠592140–––
Dec 26 ✦vs.UtahL 14–⁠303660–––
2016 West Virginia 11 games, 10 catches, 165 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.MissouriW 26–⁠11–––––4
Sep 10vs.Youngstown StateW 38–⁠2111101212
Sep 24vs.BYUW 35–⁠32190–––
Oct 1vs.Kansas StateW 17–⁠16190––3
Oct 15atTexas TechW 48–⁠171470––2
Oct 22vs.TCUW 34–⁠101111––2
Oct 29atOklahoma StateL 20–⁠37–––––2
Nov 5vs.KansasW 48–⁠21140––2
Nov 12atTexasW 24–⁠20–––––3
Nov 19vs.OklahomaL 28–⁠56150––1
Dec 3vs.BaylorW 24–⁠21369117–
2015 West Virginia 10 games, 18 returns, 186 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12vs.LibertyW 41–⁠174280––1
Sep 26vs.MarylandW 45–⁠6–––––1
Oct 3atOklahomaL 24–⁠44–––1182
Oct 10vs.Oklahoma StateL 26–⁠33–––––3
Oct 17atBaylorL 38–⁠62–––364–
Nov 7vs.Texas TechW 31–⁠26–––––1
Nov 21atKansasW 49–⁠01200––2
Nov 28vs.Iowa StateW 30–⁠6–––––1
Dec 5atKansas StateL 23–⁠24–––1351
Jan 2 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 43–⁠422681––1

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′1″
Weight214 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan78⅛″W
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.32 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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