Senior (2022)
Second-Team All-Conference USA selection at wide receiver … started the first none contests before suffering a season-ending injury against UAB … caught 51 passes for 741 yards and eight touchdowns … averaged 14.5 yards per reception and 82.3 yards per game … set the school's single-game standard for receiving yards with 217 on nine catches and turned three of those into scores to match his own UTSA record in the 52-24 rout of Texas Southern … hauled in eight passes for 139 yards in the 45-30 road triumph over Middle Tennessee … opened the campaign with six receptions for 70 yards and a pair of TDs against No. 24 Houston … made seven grabs for 90 yards including the game-winning touchdown in the 41-38 overtime victory at Army … also had the game-winning TD on a 10-yard catch in the corner of the end zone to cap off a six-reception, 54-yard day in the 31-27 victory against North Texas … was on the receiving end of five passes for 40 yards against No. 20 Texas … piled up 62 receiving yards and a TD on four catches in the 31-28 win over WKU … made five catches for 60 yards in the 30-10 road win over FIU … member of the Biletnikoff Award watch list.
Junior (2021)
Appeared in all 14 games and drew 10 starts at wide receiver … caught 52 passes for 755 yards and seven touchdowns … averaged 14.5 yards per reception and 53.9 yards per contest … piled up a season-high 160 receiving yards and a program-record three touchdown receptions on seven catches in the 52-46 road victory over WKU … had 109 yards and a score on seven receptions in the 24-17 home triumph over UNLV … caught six passes for 104 yards in the 34-31 win over UAB … hauled in six passes for 72 yards and a TD versus San Diego State in the Frisco Bowl … caught five passes for 46 yards in the 27-13 victory against Middle Tennessee … had a season-long 47-yard catch in the 44-23 road win over UTEP … caught a 28-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as part of a four-reception, 59-yard output in the 49-41 win against WKU in the C-USA Championship Game.
Sophomore (2020)
Played in 11 contests … had eight receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown … hauled in six passes for 41 yards in the 51-48 double-overtime win at Texas State … grabbed a 15-yard TD pass in the corner of the end zone in the 49-17 rout of North Texas … also had a 2-yard catch in the 24-10 victory against SFA … carried once for 12 yards in the 52-21 triumph over UTEP … also saw time on special teams.
Freshman (2019)
Appeared in eight contests in his true freshman campaign … had a 5-yard reception at Louisiana Tech.
Prior To UTSA
Multi-sport athlete at O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth … standout wide receiver and returner for head coach Zach Criss … was named District MVP as a senior to help lead the Chaparrals to the Class 5A Division II playoffs in 2018 …turned in a season-high 239 receiving yards and a pair of TDs in a regular season contest … starred at Everman High School as a junior …caught 26 passes for 719 yards and 11 touchdowns to help lead the Bulldogs to a district title and the Class 5A Division II playoffs …was a track & field standout …leaped 24-8 to earn runner-up honors in the long jump at the Class 5A state meet as a senior at Wyatt … set the school record in the long jump with a 24-9 1/2 mark in winning the Class 5A Area Meet … also played basketball at both Everman and Wyatt.
Personal
Born March 10, 2001 … son of Fred Playford and Sarae Jordan … has one brother, Daveyon and one sister Imunique … goes by "JT" which is short for his middle name, John Thomas … women's studies major.
Second-Team All-Conference USA selection at wide receiver … started the first none contests before suffering a season-ending injury against UAB … caught 51 passes for 741 yards and eight touchdowns … averaged 14.5 yards per reception and 82.3 yards per game … set the school's single-game standard for receiving yards with 217 on nine catches and turned three of those into scores to match his own UTSA record in the 52-24 rout of Texas Southern … hauled in eight passes for 139 yards in the 45-30 road triumph over Middle Tennessee … opened the campaign with six receptions for 70 yards and a pair of TDs against No. 24 Houston … made seven grabs for 90 yards including the game-winning touchdown in the 41-38 overtime victory at Army … also had the game-winning TD on a 10-yard catch in the corner of the end zone to cap off a six-reception, 54-yard day in the 31-27 victory against North Texas … was on the receiving end of five passes for 40 yards against No. 20 Texas … piled up 62 receiving yards and a TD on four catches in the 31-28 win over WKU … made five catches for 60 yards in the 30-10 road win over FIU … member of the Biletnikoff Award watch list.
Junior (2021)
Appeared in all 14 games and drew 10 starts at wide receiver … caught 52 passes for 755 yards and seven touchdowns … averaged 14.5 yards per reception and 53.9 yards per contest … piled up a season-high 160 receiving yards and a program-record three touchdown receptions on seven catches in the 52-46 road victory over WKU … had 109 yards and a score on seven receptions in the 24-17 home triumph over UNLV … caught six passes for 104 yards in the 34-31 win over UAB … hauled in six passes for 72 yards and a TD versus San Diego State in the Frisco Bowl … caught five passes for 46 yards in the 27-13 victory against Middle Tennessee … had a season-long 47-yard catch in the 44-23 road win over UTEP … caught a 28-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as part of a four-reception, 59-yard output in the 49-41 win against WKU in the C-USA Championship Game.
Sophomore (2020)
Played in 11 contests … had eight receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown … hauled in six passes for 41 yards in the 51-48 double-overtime win at Texas State … grabbed a 15-yard TD pass in the corner of the end zone in the 49-17 rout of North Texas … also had a 2-yard catch in the 24-10 victory against SFA … carried once for 12 yards in the 52-21 triumph over UTEP … also saw time on special teams.
Freshman (2019)
Appeared in eight contests in his true freshman campaign … had a 5-yard reception at Louisiana Tech.
Prior To UTSA
Multi-sport athlete at O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth … standout wide receiver and returner for head coach Zach Criss … was named District MVP as a senior to help lead the Chaparrals to the Class 5A Division II playoffs in 2018 …turned in a season-high 239 receiving yards and a pair of TDs in a regular season contest … starred at Everman High School as a junior …caught 26 passes for 719 yards and 11 touchdowns to help lead the Bulldogs to a district title and the Class 5A Division II playoffs …was a track & field standout …leaped 24-8 to earn runner-up honors in the long jump at the Class 5A state meet as a senior at Wyatt … set the school record in the long jump with a 24-9 1/2 mark in winning the Class 5A Area Meet … also played basketball at both Everman and Wyatt.
Personal
Born March 10, 2001 … son of Fred Playford and Sarae Jordan … has one brother, Daveyon and one sister Imunique … goes by "JT" which is short for his middle name, John Thomas … women's studies major.