CFB Zeitgeist Score
60
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 68th percentile.
E. Jai Mason
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
423 REC YDS · 31 REC · 4 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Charlotte for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Charlotte
Returning around him
- 24% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Charlotte · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #135
WR · CHARLOTTE · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
E. Jai Mason
- 4
- #7
- 6-1 | 205 lb
- Jackson, MS
Heisman Heat
Awaiting
Not on the live Heisman board this week.
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
—
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Charlotte
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8674 | No. 757 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Samford -> Charlotte | 3-star | 0.8200 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens
Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.
Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to —
Composite
0.8674
#757 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on E. Jai Mason
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
—
Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about E. Jai Mason
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
13.6
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #192 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 64th
Why it matters
#192 of 531 All FBS WRs at 13.6 yards per reception (31 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 13.6 (64th)
HIGH · n=31 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#161 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#278 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 3 vs Monmouth — 228 ypr
Result W 42-35
The week the volume broke through — put up 228 yds vs Monmouth.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 10g
423Rec yards
31Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
42.3Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
549.9Rec yards
40Receptions
5Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 423): needs 92.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 423): needs 192.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 31): needs 9.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 31): needs 16.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 1.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 2/game over remaining 3.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
E. Jai Mason's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Charlotte, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
31 76th
YDS
423 76th
YPR
13.6 64th
TD
4 86th
Returns
KR YDS
14 16th
KR AVG
14.0 22nd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-34vs App State | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-20vs North Carolina | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35vs Monmouth | 10 | 228 | 22.8 | 2 | 62 | Season-high 228 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 17-28vs Rice | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-54@ South Florida | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-54vs North Texas | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-48@ East Carolina | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-28vs UTSA | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-35@ Georgia | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-27@ Tulane | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 31 | 423 | 12.5 | 4 | 62 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | 31 | 423 | 13.6 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 31 | 423 | 13.6 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | -- | -- | 14 | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | -- | -- | 14 | -- | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 31 | #268/1110 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 423 | #269/1107 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 4 | #152/1111 | 86th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.6 | #400/1106 | 64th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 14 | #202/238 | 16th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 13.3% | #303/1137 | 73rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 62 | #154/1105 | 86th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 14.0 | #184/236 | 22nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 1 | #169/243 | 31st pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.4% | #357/1137 | 69th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.9% | #378/1137 | 67th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 7.3% | #254/1137 | 78th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 6.7% | #242/1137 | 79th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 6.3% | #368/1137 | 68th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 6.1% | #314/1137 | 72nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 56.3 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 21.2 | 14.9 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins1g | 10.0 | 228 | 22.8 | 2.0 |
| Losses9g | 2.3 | 21.7 | 11.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 62.0 | 10.4 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 22.6 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
60Solid starter
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2025
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
E. Jai MasonCharlotteRyan DavisUtah· 75% simJordan HudsonSMU· 75% simQue'Sean BrownDuke· 74% sim
Long catch
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tim Jones’s 2020 season.
Tim Jones
82%match
All-Conference USA
#2
Sam Crawford Jr.
82%
#3
Richie Hoskins
81%
#4
Quincy Skinner Jr.
81%
#5
Darius Lassiter
81%
Matches Tim on
Yards / reception
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Tim on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ian Duarte’s path through Idaho State.
Ian Duarte
98%match
#2
Taj Davis
97%
#3
Neno Lemay
96%
#4
Khalil McClain
96%
#5
Kenny Johnson
95%
Matches Ian on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Keontra Smith's sophomore season at Miami (2021).
Keontra Smith
76%match
#2
Sam Crawford Jr.
80%
#3
Darius Lassiter
80%
#4
J.J. Jones
78%
#5
T.J. Chase
73%
Matches Keontra on
Reception volume
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from Keontra on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
51.4%
379 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
61.4
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.9%
302 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Tim Albin
Charlotte
Played his entire career under Tim Albin.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownJackson, MS
Height6'1"
Weight205 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey7
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamCharlotte
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc1 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model. | |||||||||
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | American Athletic | WR | 4 | No. 7 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Jackson, MS |