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Jayvontay Conner

TE · Vanderbilt · So. · #8

Transferred East Carolina → Vanderbilt for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jayvontay Conner

TE · East Carolina · So · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#694 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Vanderbilt
2024
Vanderbilt
2025
Vanderbilt

Played his entire career under Clark Lea.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Vanderbilt

2025East Carolina
2026Vanderbilt

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025East Carolina2333314.53--
2024East Carolina122.01--
2023Ole Miss177.00--
Career2534213.74--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Toby Payne’s 2025 season.

Toby Payne

75%match

Marshall · 2025

All-Sun Belt
#2

Seydou Traore

Mississippi State · 2025

NFL Rd 5
72%
#3

Harold Fannin

Bowling Green · 2022

70%
#4

R.J. Maryland

SMU · 2022

70%
#5

Jordan Smith

Temple · 2023

68%

Matches Toby on

Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Toby on

Reception volume (lower)
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Hayden Pittman’s path through UAB.

UAB · 2021

All-Conference USA
#2

Tyler Fromm

Georgia Southern · 2024

81%
#3

Dorian Thomas

New Mexico · 2025

All-Mountain West
75%
#4

Christian Ross

Memphis · 2025

74%
#5

Cade Conley

Western Michigan · 2025

75%

Matches Hayden on

Height
Weight
Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Blake Whiteheart's junior season at Wake Forest (2022).

Wake Forest · 2022

#2

Toby Payne

Marshall · 2025

All-Sun Belt
75%
#3

Devin Miller

Marshall · 2022

68%
#4

Desirrio Riles

East Carolina · 2025

67%
#5

Garrett Oakley

Kansas State · 2025

67%

Matches Blake on

Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Weight

Differs from Blake on

Class year (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Jayvontay Conner

#1

Hayden Pittman

UAB · 2021

89%
#2

Tyler Fromm

Auburn · 2021

81%
#3

Cade Conley

Central Michigan · 2022

75%
#4

Christian Ross

Memphis · 2025

74%
#5

Cole Cavallo

Southern Miss · 2022

69%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1084

Final rank
#1160
Avg #1151.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1084 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2025
7.02023
2.02024
3332025

+4657%

Up 4657% from first season to most-recent.