Receiver, Southern Miss, 2021–⁠23

Jakarius Caston

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Natchez, MS

Jakarius Caston played receiver at Southern Miss (2021–⁠23).

Career highs

8catches, career highat Tulane, 2022104receiving yards, career highvs. Alcorn State, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Northwestern State, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Southern Miss1623914.9136
2022Southern Miss3144614.4555
2023Southern Miss3362118.8680
Career801,30616.31280

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Southern Miss2260
2023Southern Miss41761
Career62021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Southern Miss1WRSo.
2022Southern Miss1WRJr.
2023Southern Miss1WRSr.6′0″204

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
2021Southern Miss130.52––6.8–
2022Southern Miss341.0789th (n=683)0.7136.46%
2023Southern Miss491.1186th (n=681)0.8054.36%

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

2023 Southern Miss 11 games, 33 catches, 621 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Alcorn StateW 40–⁠1451041309
Sep 9atFlorida StateL 13–⁠66223013–
Sep 16vs.TulaneL 3–⁠21254039–
Sep 23atArkansas StateL 37–⁠44465124–
Sep 30vs.Texas StateL 36–⁠50337129–
Oct 7vs.Old DominionL 13–⁠17551019–
Oct 28atApp StateL 38–⁠4833401911
Nov 4vs.UL MonroeW 24–⁠739218011
Nov 9atLouisianaW 34–⁠31358126–
Nov 18atMississippi StateL 20–⁠412881441
Nov 25vs.TroyL 17–⁠35115015–
2022 Southern Miss 9 games, 31 catches, 446 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.LibertyL 27–⁠29254048–
Sep 10atMiamiL 7–⁠30423012–
Sep 17vs.Northwestern StateW 64–⁠10694240–
Sep 24atTulaneW 27–⁠24891137–
Oct 15vs.Arkansas StateW 20–⁠191202–
Nov 12atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠261808–
Nov 19vs.South AlabamaL 20–⁠27223012–
Nov 26atUL MonroeW 20–⁠10357129–
Dec 17 ✦vs.RiceW 38–⁠244941559
2021 Southern Miss 9 games, 16 catches, 239 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atSouth AlabamaL 7–⁠31338018–
Sep 11vs.GramblingW 37–⁠0450117–
Oct 2atRiceL 19–⁠241808–
Oct 9vs.UTEPL 13–⁠26494036–
Oct 16vs.UABL 0–⁠34––––−3
Nov 6vs.North TexasL 14–⁠38113013–
Nov 13atUTSAL 17–⁠27–––––
Nov 19atLouisiana TechW 35–⁠19223020−6
Nov 27vs.Florida InternationalW 37–⁠17113013–

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

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