A.J. Coney

WR · Akron 2017 · #11

Last confirmed: Akron, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′8″ · 180 lb · Orlando, FL

A.J. Coney: WR · Akron · #11.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jeremiah HawkinsCalifornia · 2018 · 96% season match
Rickey GalvinWashington State · 2014 · 90% season match
Ryan BurbrinkBowling Green · 2015 · 90% season match
Antoine PorterEastern Michigan · 2017 · 89% season match
Brandon PowellFlorida · 2017 · 84% season match

A.J. Coney

WR · Akron · #11

Moves the chains on third down. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Akron. One game to point at: 91 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Buffalo — Week 9, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Akron in the news

Former Akron assistant Chuck Amato dies at 80Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Akron	43	551	12.8	3
2016	Akron	15	173	11.5	1
2015	Akron	11	125	11.4	0
Career		69	849	12.3	4

Season	Team
2017	Akron	2	6
2016	Akron	--	--
2015	Akron	--	--
Career		2	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 0-52@ No. 6 Penn State	2	25	12.5	0	13
Wk 2	W 52-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	2	39	19.5	1	24
Wk 3	L 14-41vs Iowa State	4	52	13.0	0	28
Wk 4	L 17-22@ Troy	3	35	11.7	0	21
Wk 5	W 34-23@ Bowling Green	5	42	8.4	1	17
Wk 6	W 31-3vs Ball State	6	90	15.0	0	30
Wk 7	W 14-13@ Western Michigan	3	38	12.7	0	14
Wk 8	L 21-48@ Toledo	3	24	8.0	0	12
Wk 9	W 21-20vs Buffalo	7	91	13.0	0	33	Season-high 91 yds
Wk 11	L 14-24@ Miami (OH)	2	36	18.0	0	19
Wk 12	W 37-34vs Ohio	1	16	16.0	1	16
Wk 13	W 24-14vs Kent State	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 14	L 28-45@ Toledo	2	23	11.5	0	16
Bowl	L 3-50@ Florida Atlantic	2	28	14.0	0	20
Total		43	551	12.8	3	33

Signature game

Week 2 · 2017

W 52-3

vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

2 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 49-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

With T. Woodson — 166 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.1 · 16 rush yds (2 car) · W. Ball — 146 rush yds (20 car) · 3 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Buffalo · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.58Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 33 yds to the Buff 34 for a
Week 12 · Ohio · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.57Kato Nelson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 16 yds for a TD, (Nick Gasser KICK)
Week 6 · Ball State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.48Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 30 yds to the Akron 48 for a
Week 7 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 14 yds to the WMich 33 for a
Week 9 · Buffalo · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.43Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 19 yds to the Buff 36 for a
Week 4 · Troy · 3rd and 18 · Q3 · EPA +2.39Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 21 yds to the Akron 38 for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 4 yds for a TD, (Tom O'Leary KICK)
Week 6 · Ball State · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.10Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 17 yds to the Akron 45 for a
Week 8 · Toledo · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.10Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 12 yds to the Akron 44 for a
Week 7 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.00Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 13 yds to the WMich 42 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Terry Bowden — 20-19 over that span.

2015Akron8-5HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning

2016Akron5-7HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

2017Akron7-7HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

11 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: explosive rate (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#312 / 709 · 56th pct

0.54

Yards / catch#361 / 709 · 49th pct

12.4

TD rate#432 / 709 · 39th pct

3.4%

Catch rate#464 / 709 · 35th pct

63.8%

Explosive rate#553 / 709 · 22nd pct

6.9%

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#142 / 539 · 73rd pct

Rec yards#174 / 539 · 68th pct

551

Rec TDs#204 / 539 · 55th pct

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Yards / catch#310 / 539 · 42nd pct

12.8

Long catch#434 / 539 · 19th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

62nd → 56th percentile

Explosive rate

12th → 22nd percentile

Catch rate

78th → 35th percentile

TD rate

56th → 39th percentile

Yards / catch

35th → 49th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.5	50.0	14.8	0.3
Road7g	2.9	32.6	12.2	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.4	43.6	13.3	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	33.7	13.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Terry Bowden

Pass share

49.4%

447 pass / 457 run

Plays / game

64.6

14 games

Team sack rate

7.9%

494 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

43 catches in 14 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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