Receiver, Tennessee Tech (from Austin Peay, Western Illinois), 2018–24
Jay Parker
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 5′5″
- Weight
- 147 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Nashville, TN
Jay Parker played receiver at Austin Peay (2018–21), Western Illinois (2022–23) and Tennessee Tech (2024).
Career highs
10catches, career highvs. Lindenwood, 2023145receiving yards, career highvs. Lindenwood, 2023Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Austin Peay | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 14 | 149 | 10.6 | 1 | 35 |
| 2023* | Western Illinois | 60 | 475 | 7.9 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 174 | 12.4 | 1 | 79 |
| Career | 89 | 797 | 9.0 | 4 | 79 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Austin Peay | 5 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | Austin Peay | 6 | 97 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 21 | 472 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2023* | Western Illinois | 27 | 464 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Tech | 5 | 74 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 64 | 1,200 | 0 | 9 | 88 | 0 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Austin Peay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023* | Western Illinois | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Tech | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 22 | 48 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Austin Peay | 13 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Austin Peay | 13 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Austin Peay | 13 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 13 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Western Illinois | 13 | WR | Yr 6 | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee Tech | 13 | WR | Sr. (Yr 7) | 5′5″ | 147 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Austin Peay (FCS) | 1 | -0.70 | – | – | -0.7 | – |
| 2020 | Austin Peay (FCS) | 1 | -1.03 | – | – | -1.0 | – |
| 2022 | Western Illinois (FCS) | 20 | 0.16 | – | – | 3.3 | 6% |
| 2023 | Western Illinois (FCS) | 70 | 0.52 | 18th (n=681) | 0.80 | 36.1 | 10% |
| 2024 | Tennessee Tech (FCS) | 16 | 0.83 | – | – | 13.3 | – |
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
2024 Tennessee Tech 10 games, 14 catches, 174 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 25–32 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 59 | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 3–48 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 24–14 | – | – | – | 1 | 15 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 20–22 | 3 | 80 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 3–34 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 21–37 | 1 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 28–23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 52–10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 10–9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 23–6 | 2 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Western Illinois 11 games, 60 catches, 475 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 21–58 | 3 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 18–34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 40–43 | 10 | 145 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 17–37 | 7 | 48 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 10–49 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 109 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 7–48 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 27 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 7–52 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 107 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 0–63 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 6–50 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 11 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 6–27 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 49 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 6–48 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 1 |
2022 Western Illinois 9 games, 14 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 25–42 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 10–62 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 50 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 10–17 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 34 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 17–52 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 58 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 10–34 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 35 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 7–30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 84 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 27–28 | 2 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 14–64 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 154 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 17–56 | – | – | – | 1 | 29 | – |
2021 Austin Peay 1 game, 6 returns, 97 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 17–54 | – | – | – | 6 | 97 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 at Chattanooga, so that game is not listed.
2020 Austin Peay 1 game, 6 returns, 101 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 0–55 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Aug 30 at Central Arkansas; Feb 21 at Tennessee Tech; Feb 28 vs. Tennessee State; Mar 14 at Southeast Missouri State; Mar 21 vs. UT Martin; Mar 28 at Jacksonville State; Apr 3 vs. Murray State, so those games are not listed.
2018 Austin Peay 1 game, 0 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 0–45 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Presbyterian; Sep 15 at Morehead State; Sep 22 at UT Martin; Sep 29 at Jacksonville State; Oct 6 vs. Tennessee State; Oct 13 at Southeast Missouri State; Oct 27 vs. Tennessee Tech; Nov 3 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Nov 10 at Eastern Illinois; Nov 17 vs. Murray State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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