Jayvontay Conner

TE · #8 · Vanderbilt · SR · 6'4" · 235 · Winston-Salem, NC

Projected TE starter

146 2026 receiving yards
13 of 25 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
1 Explosive plays
28 Career games (6 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Vanderbilt7013-25 146 11.2 0
2025 East Carolina12623-34 333 14.5 3
2024 East Carolina901-2 2 2.0 1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 20.9 80
Yards per catch 11.2 67
Catch rate 52.0% 22
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Jayvontay

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Jared Curtis QB · 1,242 pass yds · 6g
RB Sedrick Alexander RB · 270 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Junior Sherrill WR · 628 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Brycen Coleman WR · 44 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Tristen Brown WR · 145 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Vanderbilt 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.6% 17
Red zone TD rate 72.0% 49
Line yards per carry 2.3 32
Sack rate allowed 6.3% 43

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Austin Peay Governors5 4 30 0 0
W2 DEL9 6 87 0 1
W3 NCST3 1 9 0 0
W4 @ AUB1 0 0 0 0
W5 @ UGA1 0 0 0 0
W6 MISS4 2 20 0 1
W7 ARK2 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#692 Emmanuel Waller DL · Oak Mountain UAB
#694 Reed Harris ATH · Great Falls BC
#695 Jayvontay Conner TE · East Forsyth MISS
#702 Mason Robinson DL · McDonogh School PSU
#702 JC Hart CB · Loachapoka AUB
TEs in the class
#30 Jackson Carver The Loomis Chaffee School MIA
#30 CJ Jacobsen Rocky Mountain UTAH
#32 Jayvontay Conner East Forsyth MISS
#33 Connor Cox The Bolles School SCAR
#34 Sam West Greensburg Community IND
2026 · 80th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 74th pctile of class