Tight end, UConn, 2017–⁠21

Jay Rose

Number
No. 81
Height
6′3″
Weight
253 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Southington, CT

Jay Rose played tight end at UConn (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

10catches, career highat UCF, 202191receiving yards, career highat Vanderbilt, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018UConn11717.0017
2019UConn272619.7229
2021UConn2728310.5142
Career5556110.2342

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017UConn81TEYr 1
2018UConn81TEYr 2
2019UConn81TEYr 3
2020UConn81TEYr 4
2021UConn81TESr. (Yr 5)6′3″253

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
2018UConn20.76––1.5–
2019UConn390.3923rd (n=499)0.5415.06%
2021UConn320.6344th (n=410)0.6720.07%

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 UConn 8 games, 27 catches, 283 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Holy CrossL 28–⁠38110010–
Sep 11vs.PurdueL 0–⁠491202–
Sep 18atArmyL 21–⁠5221208–
Sep 25vs.WyomingL 22–⁠24142142–
Oct 2atVanderbiltL 28–⁠30591031–
Nov 13atClemsonL 7–⁠441404–
Nov 20atUCFL 17–⁠491089016–
Nov 27vs.HoustonL 17–⁠45633015−9
2019 UConn 10 games, 27 catches, 261 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.IllinoisL 23–⁠31231023–
Sep 21atIndianaL 3–⁠3852809–
Sep 28atUCFL 21–⁠56334021–
Oct 5vs.South FloridaL 22–⁠48331018–
Oct 19vs.HoustonL 17–⁠24217014–
Oct 26atMassachusettsW 56–⁠35221115–
Nov 1vs.NavyL 10–⁠56233029–
Nov 9atCincinnatiL 3–⁠4831809–
Nov 23vs.East CarolinaL 24–⁠31342120–
Nov 30atTempleL 17–⁠492606–
2018 UConn 2 games, 1 catch, 17 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 6atMemphisL 14–⁠55117017–
Nov 10vs.SMUL 50–⁠62–––––
2017 UConn 3 games, 2 returns, 2 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 6vs.MemphisL 31–⁠70–––––
Oct 21vs.TulsaW 20–⁠14–––––
Nov 4vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠37–––––

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

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