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#13Ja'Ricous Hairston
Ja'Ricous Hairston is a Red Zone Weapon TE for Virginia Tech.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
4%
projected
band 2%'25 3%6%
Regressed toward the TE mean. Model correlation r≈0.42 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Receiving
12 Receptions112 Rec yards3 Rec TD9.3 Yards/rec
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs TE peers
Player type
Red Zone Weapon TE
Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.
Red zone targetHigh TD rateSize/catch radius advantage
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency74th %ile · average
Key findings
- ▸Top-10% efficiency among TEs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
- ▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸5 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.18 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 4.08 EPA/play in Wk 7 vs Georgia Tech (SP+ 9).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Elite
Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | vsVanderbilt | L20-44 | 20.3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.54 |
| 3 | vsOld Dominion | L26-45 | 5.9 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | -0.05 |
| 4 | vsWofford | W38-6 | — | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | 3.41 |
| 5 | @NC State | W23-21 | 4.8 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1.12 |
| 7 | @Georgia Tech | L20-35 | 9.3 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 2 | 33 | 4.08 |
| 10 | vsLouisville | L16-28 | 12.4 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | 0.14 |
| 12 | @Florida State | L14-34 | 7.2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 1.84 |
| 13 | vsMiami | L17-34 | 20.7 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | 0.26 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
Snap-share proxy
Overall
3.0%
Passing plays
6.5%
Rushing plays
0.0%
Standard downs
1.8%
Passing downs
5.6%
EPA by down type
- Standard downs
- 1.57
- Passing downs
- 1.47
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 1.51 / —
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).