Receiver, Pittsburgh, 2019–⁠22

Jared Wayne

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Peterborough, ON
Born
Oct 7, 2000

Jared Wayne played receiver at Pittsburgh (2019–⁠22).

At a glance

Best season
1,056
Receiving yards, 2022 (Pittsburgh, 9–⁠4)
Best game
199 yards
At Miami, week 13, 2022: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

11catches, career highat Miami, 2022199receiving yards, career highat Miami, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highat Miami, 2022

Team titles: ACC champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Pittsburgh1826114.5131
2020Pittsburgh2132615.5149
2021Pittsburgh4765814.0640
2022Pittsburgh601,05617.6566
Career1462,30115.81366

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Pittsburgh5WRFr.
2020Pittsburgh5WRSo.
2021Pittsburgh5WRJr.
2022Pittsburgh5WRSr.6′3″210

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
2019Pittsburgh210.90––18.96%
2020Pittsburgh290.73––21.16%
2021Pittsburgh560.8876th (n=410)0.6749.06%
2022Pittsburgh840.9782nd (n=683)0.7181.710%

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

2022 Pittsburgh 12 games, 60 catches, 1,056 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠31389064–
Sep 10vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠34782118–
Sep 17atWestern MichiganW 34–⁠13394039–
Oct 1vs.Georgia TechL 21–⁠26689030–
Oct 8vs.Virginia TechW 45–⁠29436012–
Oct 22atLouisvilleL 10–⁠24221012–
Oct 29atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠427161050–
Nov 5vs.SyracuseW 19–⁠96102024–
Nov 12atVirginiaW 37–⁠7240023–
Nov 19vs.DukeW 28–⁠26493135–
Nov 26atMiamiW 42–⁠1611199366–
Dec 30 ✦vs.UCLAW 37–⁠35550018–
2021 Pittsburgh 13 games, 47 catches, 658 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠7655021–
Sep 11atTennesseeW 41–⁠34356040–
Sep 18vs.Western MichiganL 41–⁠445100029–
Oct 2atGeorgia TechW 52–⁠21110010–
Oct 16atVirginia TechW 28–⁠7694136–
Oct 23vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠17222013–
Oct 30vs.MiamiL 34–⁠38678126–
Nov 6atDukeW 54–⁠29581123–
Nov 11vs.North CarolinaW 30–⁠23370132–
Nov 20vs.VirginiaW 48–⁠38428012–
Nov 27atSyracuseW 31–⁠1421209–
Dec 4vs.Wake ForestW 45–⁠21348135–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Michigan StateL 21–⁠311414–
2020 Pittsburgh 7 games, 21 catches, 326 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19vs.SyracuseW 21–⁠10559125–
Oct 10atBoston CollegeL 30–⁠31353029–
Oct 17atMiamiL 19–⁠31126026–
Oct 24vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠45–––––
Nov 7atFlorida StateW 41–⁠17266049–
Nov 28atClemsonL 17–⁠52562018–
Dec 10atGeorgia TechW 34–⁠20560033–
2019 Pittsburgh 5 games, 18 catches, 261 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 5atDukeW 33–⁠30117017–
Nov 14vs.North CarolinaW 34–⁠27430010–
Nov 23atVirginia TechL 0–⁠28468031–
Nov 30vs.Boston CollegeL 19–⁠266100027−3
Dec 26 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 34–⁠30346119–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height6′2¾″
Weight209 lb
Arm length33⅛″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan79⅝″
40-yard dash4.73 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump10′7″
3-cone drill6.85 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Houston Texans12200
2026 (so far)Houston Texans44650
NFL career56850

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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