Tight end, Georgia, 2011–⁠15

Jay Rome

Number
No. 87
Height
6′6″
Hometown
Valdosta, GA

Jay Rome played tight end at Georgia (2011–⁠15).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012*Georgia1115213.8224
2013*Georgia99911.0027
2014*Georgia10595.9118
2015Georgia88811.0020
Career3839810.5327

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.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Georgia87TE
2012Georgia87TE
2013Georgia87TE
2014Georgia87TE
2015Georgia87TE6′6″

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
2013Georgia91.03––9.3–
2014Georgia100.60––6.0–
2015Georgia100.54––5.4–

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

2015 Georgia 6 games, 8 catches, 88 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.South CarolinaW 52–⁠20120020
Oct 10atTennesseeL 31–⁠38225016
Oct 31vs.FloridaL 3–⁠27113013
Nov 7vs.KentuckyW 27–⁠31606
Nov 14atAuburnW 20–⁠131707
Nov 21vs.Georgia SouthernW 23–⁠17217013
2014 Georgia 5 games, 10 catches, 59 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.ClemsonW 45–⁠2131807
Sep 13atSouth CarolinaL 35–⁠381515
Sep 20vs.TroyW 66–⁠01202
Oct 11atMissouriW 34–⁠031108
Nov 29vs.Georgia TechL 24–⁠30223018
2013 Georgia 6 games, 9 catches, 99 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atClemsonL 35–⁠38110010
Sep 21vs.North TexasW 45–⁠21127027
Sep 28vs.LSUW 44–⁠411606
Oct 19atVanderbiltL 27–⁠311808
Nov 2vs.FloridaW 23–⁠20224018
Nov 9vs.App StateW 45–⁠6324012
2012 Georgia 7 games, 11 catches, 152 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8atMissouriW 41–⁠20115015
Sep 29vs.TennesseeW 51–⁠44121021
Nov 3vs.Ole MissW 37–⁠10327019
Nov 10atAuburnW 38–⁠0217011
Nov 17vs.Georgia SouthernW 45–⁠14229021
Nov 24vs.Georgia TechW 42–⁠10124124
Dec 1vs.AlabamaL 28–⁠32119119

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

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