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Nate Jones

WR · Louisiana Tech · Sr. · #17

Louisiana Tech 2023 alumnus
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Nate Jones

WR · Louisiana Tech · Sr · #17

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Louisiana Tech
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Louisiana Tech131128.60--
2022Louisiana Tech1617310.81--
Career292859.81--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 24–10

at UTEP

1 rec · 8 yds

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

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

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Dexter Boykin’s 2022 season.

UAB · 2022

#2

Darren Wilson

Iowa State · 2021

78%
#3

Andrew Erickson

New Mexico · 2022

75%
#4

Marcus Rogers

Troy · 2022

69%
#5

Blaine Green

Oklahoma State · 2023

67%

Matches Dexter on

Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Weight

Differs from Dexter on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Bo Belquist’s path through North Dakota.

Bo Belquist

99%match

North Dakota · 2024

#2

C.J. Hutton

UC Davis · 2024

98%
#3

Xavier Smith

Florida A&M · 2022

98%
#4

Cyrus Wallace

Idaho State · 2023

97%
#5

Damoriea Vick

Southeast Missouri State · 2023

95%

Matches Bo on

Yards per reception
20222023

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dexter Boykin's sophomore season at UAB (2022).

UAB · 2022

#2

Darren Wilson

Iowa State · 2021

80%
#3

John Copenhaver

North Carolina · 2022

73%
#4

Hayden Pittman

UAB · 2021

All-Conference USA
72%
#5

Emmanuel Stevenson

Arkansas State · 2022

71%

Matches Dexter on

Reception volume
Class year
Yards / reception

Differs from Dexter on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2023
1732022
1122023

-35%

Sharp dropoff (-35%) — career inflection point.