#37
of 64 tight ends · Bottom 44%
What the numbers say about Jelani
- •#3 among 7 qualified tight ends in the red zone (+0.63 points per play).
- •Top 11% of tight ends in yards after catch (7.7).
- •Ranks #37 of 64 tight ends (top 58%) with +0.11 points added per game.
What people are saying about Jelani
Updated Oct 24- •A 247Sports transfer tracker update said Jelani Thurman caught two touchdowns in a Week 5 performance. 247Sports ↗
- •A Yahoo Sports piece titled around the importance of Thurman suggests writers see him as a meaningful piece of North Carolina's offense. Yahoo Sports ↗
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Against every FBS TE
Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.
- EPA per target0.36Bottom 41%
- Target success rate45.5%Bottom 36%
- Catch rate60.0%Bottom 18%
- Yards per target7.1Bottom 49%
- Average depth of target4.7Bottom 28%
- Yards after catch7.7Top 11%
- Target share25.6%Top 1%
What he does best
- Target share (Top 1%)
- Yards after catch (Top 11%)
What to work on
- Catch rate (Bottom 18%)
- Target success rate (Bottom 36%)
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Players like Thurman
The closest matches at his position across every stat, not just the total.
- 77%match
-0.04 points added per game
Compare to Thurman - 64%match
-0.28 points added per game
Compare to Thurman - 61%match
+0.16 points added per game
Compare to Thurman
Situational splits
Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.
By down
- 1st down+0.31 EPA · 54% succ · 26 plays
- 2nd down+0.43 EPA · 42% succ · 19 plays
- 3rd/4th down+0.34 EPA · 30% succ · 10 plays
Standard vs passing downs
- Standard downs+0.36 EPA · 54% succ · 37 plays
- Passing downs+0.34 EPA · 28% succ · 18 plays
Red zone
- Red zone+0.63 EPA · 25% succ · 12 plays
Against top defenses
- vs top-40 defenses+0.32 EPA · 39% succ · 33 plays
- vs everyone else+0.40 EPA · 55% succ · 22 plays
Short vs deep
- Short targets+0.44 EPA · 46% succ · 50 plays
- Deep targets-0.46 EPA · 40% succ · 5 plays
Season stats
| Tgt | Rec | Catch% | Rec Yds | Y/Tgt | Rec TD | aDOT | YAC | Tgt Shr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 33 | 60.0% | 391 | 7.1 | 4 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 25.6% |
Game log
| Wk | Opponent | Receiving | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs* TCU | 4/8, 94 yds, 0 TD | +0.89 |
| 2 | vsEast Tennessee State | 4/4, 71 yds, 1 TD | +0.78 |
| 3 | at Clemson | 3/9, 18 yds, 0 TD | -0.68 |
| 5 | vs Notre Dame | 5/8, 50 yds, 2 TD | +1.06 |
| 6 | at Pittsburgh | 6/8, 29 yds, 1 TD | +0.14 |
| 7 | at Duke | 4/7, 52 yds, 0 TD | +0.43 |
| 8 | vs Syracuse | 7/11, 77 yds, 0 TD | +0.26 |