Receiver, Middle Tennessee, 2009–⁠13

Tavarres Jefferson

Number
No. 3
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Nashville, TN

Tavarres Jefferson played receiver at Middle Tennessee (2009–⁠13).

Career highs

9catches, career highat UL Monroe, 2011101receiving yards, career highat North Carolina, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Middle Tennessee111049.5135
2010Middle Tennessee1924713.0244
2011Middle Tennessee453437.6120
2012Middle Tennessee4246.009
2013Middle Tennessee4153213.0529
Career1201,25010.4944

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Middle Tennessee3WR
2010Middle Tennessee3WR
2011Middle Tennessee3WR
2012Middle Tennessee3WR
2013Middle Tennessee3WR5′9″

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
2013Middle Tennessee420.9571st (n=341)0.8139.86%

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

2013 Middle Tennessee 10 games, 41 catches, 532 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Western CarolinaW 45–⁠24334022–
Sep 7atNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠407101029–
Sep 14vs.MemphisW 17–⁠15778025–
Sep 21atFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠35566021–
Oct 5vs.East CarolinaL 17–⁠24341126–
Oct 24vs.MarshallW 51–⁠49791124–
Nov 2atUABW 24–⁠211505–
Nov 9vs.Florida InternationalW 48–⁠0444115–
Nov 23atSouthern MissW 42–⁠21236120–
Nov 30vs.UTEPW 48–⁠17236125–
2012 Middle Tennessee 1 game, 4 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.McNeeseL 21–⁠2742409–
2011 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 45 catches, 343 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atPurdueL 24–⁠27761017–
Sep 10vs.Georgia TechL 21–⁠493706–
Sep 24atTroyL 35–⁠38429013–
Oct 1vs.MemphisW 38–⁠3131108–
Oct 6vs.Western KentuckyL 33–⁠36226014–
Oct 22atFlorida AtlanticW 38–⁠14554020–
Oct 29vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠4542107–
Nov 5atTennesseeL 0–⁠24428016–
Nov 12atUL MonroeL 14–⁠42974117–
Nov 19vs.Arkansas StateL 19–⁠45212012–
Dec 3atNorth TexasL 7–⁠59220015–

No box score in the source for Nov 26 vs. Florida International, so that game is not listed.

2010 Middle Tennessee 7 games, 19 catches, 247 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 25atLouisianaW 34–⁠14215012–
Oct 16atGeorgia TechL 14–⁠42548020–
Nov 2atArkansas StateL 24–⁠5152701119
Nov 13vs.North TexasL 17–⁠23111011–
Nov 20atWestern KentuckyW 27–⁠26111011–
Nov 27vs.Florida AtlanticW 38–⁠14251144–
Dec 4atFlorida InternationalW 28–⁠27384138–
2009 Middle Tennessee 3 games, 11 catches, 104 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19atMarylandW 32–⁠31221019–
Sep 26atNorth TexasW 37–⁠212407–
Oct 6atTroyL 7–⁠31779135–

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

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