Receiver, East Carolina, 2016–⁠18

Tahj Deans

Number
No. 8
Height
6′2″
Weight
184 lb
Class (2018)
Sophomore
Hometown
Bailey, NC

Tahj Deans played receiver at East Carolina (2016–⁠18).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Houston, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017East Carolina1617711.1223
2018East Carolina1920410.7139
Career3538110.9339

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016East Carolina8WRRS
2017East Carolina8WRFr.
2018East Carolina8WRSo.6′2″184

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
2017East Carolina260.17––4.56%
2018East Carolina330.5654th (n=497)0.5318.47%

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

2018 East Carolina 6 games, 19 catches, 204 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.North Carolina A&TL 23–⁠28325017
Sep 8vs.North CarolinaW 41–⁠19254039
Sep 29vs.Old DominionW 37–⁠35548119
Oct 6atTempleL 6–⁠49220011
Oct 13vs.HoustonL 20–⁠4264009
Dec 1atNC StateL 3–⁠58117017
2017 East Carolina 5 games, 16 catches, 177 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.James MadisonL 14–⁠34218012
Oct 14atUCFL 21–⁠63117117
Nov 4atHoustonL 27–⁠52327013
Nov 18vs.CincinnatiW 48–⁠20556123
Nov 25atMemphisL 13–⁠70559020

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

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