J.J. Jefferson

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.

2021 Northwestern 6 games, 11 returns, 54 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Oct 16	vs.Rutgers	W 21–⁠7	3	44	0	–	–	–
Oct 23	atMichigan	L 7–⁠33	–	–	–	–	–	1
Oct 30	vs.Minnesota	L 14–⁠41	1	13	0	5	35	1
Nov 6	vs.Iowa	L 12–⁠17	1	4	0	1	0	1
Nov 13	atWisconsin	L 7–⁠35	–	–	–	–	–	1
Nov 27	atIllinois	L 14–⁠47	–	–	–	–	–	1

2019 Northwestern 6 games, 12 catches, 155 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Aug 31	atStanford	L 7–⁠17	1	8	0	–	–	–
Sep 14	vs.UNLV	W 30–⁠14	2	61	1	–	–	–
Sep 21	vs.Michigan State	L 10–⁠31	–	–	–	–	–	1
Sep 28	atWisconsin	L 15–⁠24	3	38	1	–	–	2
Oct 5	atNebraska	L 10–⁠13	4	25	0	–	–	–
Oct 26	vs.Iowa	L 0–⁠20	2	23	0	–	–	–

2018 Northwestern 8 games, 10 catches, 181 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 29	vs.Michigan	L 17–⁠20	1	36	0	–	–	–
Oct 6	atMichigan State	W 29–⁠19	2	38	1	–	–	–
Oct 13	vs.Nebraska	W 34–⁠31	4	40	1	–	–	–
Oct 20	atRutgers	W 18–⁠15	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 27	vs.Wisconsin	W 31–⁠17	1	6	0	–	–	–
Nov 17	atMinnesota	W 24–⁠14	1	68	0	–	–	–
Nov 24	vs.Illinois	W 24–⁠16	1	−7	0	–	–	–
Dec 31 ✦	vs.Utah	W 31–⁠20	–	–	–	–	–	–

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