Jakobi Meyers

WR · NC State 2018 · #11

Last confirmed: NC State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 203 lb · Lithonia, GA · Arabia Mountain

Jakobi Meyers: WR · NC State · #11.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Nelson SpruceColorado · 2015 · 80% season match
Kevonn MabonBall State · 2016 · 79% season match
Noel ThomasUConn · 2016 · 78% season match
Zach D'OrazioAkron · 2014 · 77% season match
Zay JonesEast Carolina · 2014 · 77% season match

Jakobi Meyers

WR · NC State · Jr · #11

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at NC State. One game to point at: 163 receiving yards and 13 receptions against East Carolina — Week 14, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

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

NC State in the news

NC State updates depth chartOct 21
Chuck Amato, former NC State coach, dies at 80ABC11 News Oct 20
Spike Sowells Jr. out for seasonOct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	NC State	85	951	11.2	3
2017	NC State	63	727	11.5	5
2016	NC State	13	158	12.2	0
Career		161	1,836	11.4	8

Season	Team
2018	NC State	3	−9
2017	NC State	5	−5
2016	NC State	2	6
Career		10	−8

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-13vs James Madison	14	161	11.5	0	39	161-yard receiving day
Wk 4	W 37-20@ Marshall	2	29	14.5	0	23
Wk 5	W 35-21vs Virginia	4	30	7.5	0	14
Wk 6	W 28-23vs Boston College	10	99	9.9	1	23
Wk 8	L 7-41@ No. 3 Clemson	8	61	7.6	0	26
Wk 9	L 41-51@ Syracuse	5	36	7.2	0	11
Wk 10	W 47-28vs Florida State	9	125	13.9	1	35
Wk 11	L 23-27vs Wake Forest	10	117	11.7	0	25
Wk 13	W 34-28@ North Carolina	7	111	15.9	0	30
Wk 14	W 58-3vs East Carolina	13	163	12.5	1	33	Season-high 163 yds
Bowl	L 13-52@ No. 21 Texas A&M	3	19	6.3	0	8
Total		85	951	11.2	3	39

Signature game

Week 1 · 2018

W 24-13

vs James Madison

14 rec · 161 yds

With R. Finley — 309 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · T. Thomas — 1 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · James Madison · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +4.12Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 39 yds to the JMads 29 for a
Week 6 · Boston College · 3rd and 16 · Q1 · EPA +3.80Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 21 yds to the BC 32 for a
Week 14 · East Carolina · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.53Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 24 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)
Week 14 · East Carolina · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +3.17Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 26 yds to the ECaro 42 for a
Week 8 · Clemson · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 7 yds to the CLEMSON 45 for a CLEMSON Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (K'Von Wallace) to the Clem 30 for a
Week 1 · James Madison · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.93Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 14 yds to the NCSt 48 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Clemson · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 26 yds to the NCSt 47 for a
Week 13 · North Carolina · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 20 yds to the NCaro 49 for a
Week 10 · Florida State · 2nd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 17 yds to the FlaSt 37 for a
Week 13 · North Carolina · 3rd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Ryan Finley pass complete to Jakobi Meyers for 19 yds to the NCSt 39 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Dave Doeren — 25-14 over that span.

2016NC State7-6HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

2017NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2018NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (90th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (83rd percentile). Concern: td rate (27th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#71 / 702 · 90th pct

81.7%

Explosive rate#122 / 702 · 83rd pct

18.3%

EPA / target#201 / 702 · 71st pct

0.67

Yards / catch#438 / 702 · 38th pct

11.2

TD rate#515 / 702 · 27th pct

2.9%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#14 / 550 · 97th pct

Rec yards#44 / 550 · 92nd pct

951

Rec TDs#215 / 550 · 54th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Long catch#373 / 550 · 32nd pct

Yards / catch#398 / 550 · 27th pct

11.2

Rush yards#271 / 277 · 2nd pct

-9

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

75th → 71st percentile

Explosive rate

27th → 83rd percentile

Catch rate

59th → 90th percentile

TD rate

39th → 27th percentile

Yards / catch

38th → 38th 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

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	10.0	116	11.2	0.5
Road4g	5.5	59.2	11.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	6.6	67.6	9.9	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	8.7	102	11.5	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Pass share

50.9%

453 pass / 437 run

Plays / game

68.5

13 games

Team sack rate

2.4%

503 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

85 catches, 3 carries and 2 pass attempts in 11 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Jakobi Meyers

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

NC State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at NC State

His moves

2015