#15

Ja'Keith Hamilton

WRSenior6' 2", 206 lbsShelby, NC
East Carolina Pirates3-3 · TDC #87
Snap share
22%
likely 12–29%
Receptions
5
984th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
56
986th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.2
Rec. TD
2
171st of 824 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.63
8 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

8 plays · +5.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.63
Passing+0.63
1st down+1.15
2nd down+1.00
3rd down-0.62
Standard downs+1.05
Passing downs-0.62
HamiltonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down4%
3rd down4%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs2%
HamiltonWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share7.1%—
Catch rate62.5%—
Success rate per target62.5%—
Yards per target7.0—
Explosive catches12.5%—
Deep-target rate25.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where Hamilton's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
8
5 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
10.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.2
9 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
22
of 31 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
29%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

63% comp10.6 avg. depth2.2 YAC/catch29% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (43%), 3 caught (100%), 27 yds, 9.0 per target3100% · 27yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Game Log

Ja'Keith Hamilton's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.3 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 vs App State (Week 2)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@AlabamaL 10–48—no stats recorded
2App StateL 24–276.43279.0115
3@Old DominionW 20–176.312525.0125
4North Carolina CentralW 42–93.3144.004
6RiceW 28–12—no stats recorded
7@UABL 17–30—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games5.355611.2225

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5984th / 1994
Yards56986th / 1980
Yards / catch11.2—
Touchdowns2171st / 824
Long25—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 2 · App State73~24 (8–33)333%
Wk 3 · Old Dominion68~46 (30–56)368%
Wk 4 · North Carolina Central61~8 (2–13)113%
Wk 6 · Rice75~8 (2–13)111%
Season39586 (49–113)822%

Position Room

13 WRs on the East Carolina roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1Ray Ray Joseph Jr.WRSR29272324%+0.17
11Jeremiah MelvinWRJR13188122%+0.08
24Jason DickersonWRJR911917%+1.17
2Tyler JohnsonWRSR592011%-0.37
15Ja'Keith HamiltonWRSR55626%+0.63
Landon SidesWR54408%+0.57
88Dawson QuartermanWRFR42518%+0.34
14Dillon LorickWRJR38707%+1.65
0Kyler PearsonWRSR11303%-1.69
19Jaquaize PettawayWRSR—————
80Ty JohnsonWRJR—————
84Connor HodgeWRSO—————
87Trenton CloudWRJR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. East Carolina depth chart →