Jay Maclin
Jay Maclin
Moves the chains on third down. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Seth Littrell, Eric Morris and Mark Stoops. The receipt on tape: 56 rec yds, 2 receptions against Ole Miss, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | 13 | 189 | 14.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 13 | 313 | 24.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | 57 | 1,004 | 17.6 | 11 | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 16 | 380 | 23.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 99 | 1,886 | 19.1 | 17 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 2 | 13 | -- | 103 | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | -- | -- | 83 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 13 | 83 | 112 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 27% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (29 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #27 · 2026 recruiting class #60
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Spencer Curtis’s 2024 season.
Matches Spencer on
Differs from Spencer on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.
Matches Kahtero on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Milan Tucker's graduate season at Florida Atlantic (2024).
Matches Milan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Jay Maclin
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025-50%
Sharp dropoff (-50%) — career inflection point.