Shameen Jones

Senior wide receiver for Rutgers. 2022: 16 catches, 252 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Rutgers · Sr. · #7

6′2″ · 185 lb · Bronx, NY

CFB Index 31 · #404 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceRutgers 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1064 nationally · Signed with Rutgers

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Rutgers. 2022: 16 catches, 252 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Rutgers, 1,117 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 109 yds vs Michigan State.Michigan State · L 13-312021

2017

Signed with Rutgers3-star out of Cardinal Hayes

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1064 national

CFB

College

Rutgers

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

3 coaches

2018

Chris Ash

Rutgers

2019

Nunzio Campanile

Rutgers

era →

2020–2022

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, and Greg Schiano. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Rutgers1-11HC: Chris Ash · Run-leaning

2019Rutgers2-10HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Rutgers3-6HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced

2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

31Below cohort / limited sample #404 of 488?

High confidence5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (14th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#116 / 550 · 79th pct

15.8

Rec TDs#293 / 550 · 39th pct

Long catch#338 / 550 · 37th pct

Rec yards#418 / 550 · 24th pct

252

Receptions#466 / 550 · 14th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.8	29.5	14.8	0.2
Road5g	1.0	15.0	13.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	35.4	16.4	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.0	12.5	11.5	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #404 of 488 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #404 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Rutgers	16	252	15.8	2	--
2021	Rutgers	35	334	9.5	0	--
2020	Rutgers	33	361	10.9	3	--
2019	Rutgers	2	15	7.5	0	--
2018	Rutgers	15	155	10.3	1	--
Career		101	1,117	11.1	6	--

Season	Team
2022	Rutgers	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Rutgers	3	14	--	--	--
2020	Rutgers	2	-1	--	--	--
2019	Rutgers	1	4	--	--	--
2018	Rutgers	3	7	--	--	--
Career		9	24	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 66–7

vs Wagner

1 rec · 7 yds

Dominant 59-point win at home against Wagner.

With E. Simon — 156 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.4 · J. Langan — 43 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 8 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Michigan State · 4&28 · Q4 · EPA +6.79Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Shameen Jones for 31 yds for a TD, (Jude McAtamney KICK)
Week 6 · Nebraska · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +3.71Noah Vedral pass complete to Shameen Jones for 43 yds to the Neb 22 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Iowa · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.52Evan Simon pass complete to Shameen Jones for 33 yds to the Iowa 26 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Nebraska · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +3.23Noah Vedral pass complete to Shameen Jones for 33 yds to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Iowa · 4&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Evan Simon pass complete to Shameen Jones for 10 yds to the Rutgr 49 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Penn State · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33G.Wimsatt pass complete to PSU 4. Catch made by S.Jones at PSU 4. Gain of 4 yards. S.Jones for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 3 · Temple · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.32Evan Simon pass complete to Shameen Jones for 18 yds to the Temp 24 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Iowa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -2.17Johnny Langan pass complete to Shameen Jones for a loss of 6 yards to the Rutgr 43
Week 2 · Wagner · 4&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.01Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Shameen Jones for 7 yds to the Wagn 25 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Iowa · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.25Evan Simon pass complete to Shameen Jones for 9 yds to the Rutgr 34

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 22-21@ Boston College	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 2	W 66-7vs Wagner	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 3	W 16-14@ Temple	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 4	L 10-27vs Iowa	5	71	14.2	0	33
Wk 6	L 13-14vs Nebraska	2	76	38.0	0	43	Season-high 76 yds
Wk 8	W 24-17vs Indiana	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 9	L 0-31@ Minnesota	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 10	L 17-52vs Michigan	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	L 21-27@ Michigan State	2	42	21.0	1	31
Wk 12	L 10-55vs Penn State	2	16	8.0	1	12
Wk 13	L 0-37@ Maryland	1	10	10.0	0	10
Total		16	252	14.2	2	43

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Shameen Jones

2017

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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