Tight end, North Texas, 2017–⁠21

Jason Pirtle

Number
No. 88
Height
6′2″
Weight
232 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Locust Grove, OK

Jason Pirtle played tight end at North Texas (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Houston, 201988receiving yards, career highvs. Abilene Christian, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Abilene Christian, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017North Texas44511.3019
2018North Texas12222.0022
2019North Texas1726315.5556
2020North Texas161549.6127
2021North Texas413809.3231
Career7986410.9856

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017North Texas88TEYr 1
2018North Texas88TEYr 2
2019North Texas88TEYr 3
2020North Texas88TEYr 4
2021North Texas88TESr. (Yr 5)6′2″232

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
2017North Texas50.41––2.1–
2018North Texas11.31––1.3–
2019North Texas211.18––24.85%
2020North Texas210.44––9.24%
2021North Texas410.9787th (n=410)0.6739.65%

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

2021 North Texas 13 games, 41 catches, 380 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Northwestern StateW 44–⁠14228015
Sep 11atSMUL 12–⁠35543013
Sep 18vs.UABL 6–⁠4021208
Sep 25atLouisiana TechL 17–⁠24426010
Oct 9atMissouriL 35–⁠48229122
Oct 15vs.MarshallL 21–⁠49535010
Oct 23vs.LibertyL 26–⁠35538111
Oct 30atRiceW 30–⁠241101
Nov 6atSouthern MissW 38–⁠14548015
Nov 13vs.UTEPW 20–⁠17560031
Nov 20atFlorida InternationalW 49–⁠7112012
Nov 27vs.UTSAW 45–⁠23119019
Dec 23 ✦vs.Miami (OH)L 14–⁠27329014
2020 North Texas 7 games, 16 catches, 154 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Houston ChristianW 57–⁠31127027
Sep 19vs.SMUL 35–⁠651505
Oct 3vs.Southern MissL 31–⁠4132409
Oct 10vs.CharlotteL 21–⁠49431012
Nov 28atUTSAL 17–⁠491818
Dec 3vs.Louisiana TechL 31–⁠42213010
Dec 21 ✦vs.App StateL 28–⁠56446015
2019 North Texas 6 games, 17 catches, 263 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Abilene ChristianW 51–⁠31488332
Sep 28vs.HoustonL 25–⁠46657115
Oct 19vs.Middle TennesseeW 33–⁠301303
Nov 2vs.UTEPW 52–⁠26336117
Nov 23atRiceL 14–⁠201505
Nov 30vs.UABL 21–⁠26274056
2018 North Texas 1 game, 1 catch, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8vs.Incarnate WordW 58–⁠16122022
2017 North Texas 4 games, 4 catches, 45 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9atSMUL 32–⁠54119019
Oct 28vs.Old DominionW 45–⁠38––––
Nov 25atRiceW 30–⁠141808
Dec 16 ✦vs.TroyL 30–⁠50218011

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

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