An explosive and versatile skill performer who provides the Pirates with a trio of scoring options as a receiver, rusher and return specialist … Enters fifth year with the Pirates vying for starters spot … Four-year letterman that has appeared in 36 career games making 11 starts … Credited with 1,367 all-purpose yards (38.0 ypg) … Hauled down 48 passes for 763 yards (15.9 ypr) … Scored six career touchdowns (5 rush, 1 KOR) … Added 19 rushes for 93 yards (4.9 ypc) … Returned one punt in his career for six yards (2019) … Registered 23 kickoffs for 505 yards (22.0 average) with one touchdown, which came against Temple in 2022 (97 yards) … Caught at least one pass in 25 of 36 games played (multiple 14 times) … Recorded 100-plus all-purpose yards in a game four times (113/CIN ‘19, 107/SMU ’19, 127/HOU ’22, 174/TEM ‘22) ... Targeted 102 times making 48 grabs … Named Fourth-Team Preseason All-AAC by Phil Steele Magazine.

2022: Played in eight games making six starts … Logged 299 snaps on the year (237 offense, 62 special teams) … Tallied 556 all-purpose yards ranking fourth on the team (-9 rush, 178 rcv, 387 kor) … Caught 11 passes for 178 yards … Registered 60-plus yards receiving in a game twice (60/BYU, 68/HOU) … Hauled in at least one pass in six of eight contests (multiple five times) … Six of 11 receptions went for eight or more yards (four for 13-plus) … Had a pair of grabs that went for 50 or more yards (51/BYU, 55/HOU) … Rushed once (BYU) for minus nine yards … Returned 14 kickoffs for 387 yards (27.6 avg.) with one touchdown … Had career-long return of 97 yards against Temple for a score earning AAC Special Teams Player of the Week accolades … In all versus the Owls he tallied 174 all-purpose yards (34 rcv, 140 kor) … Returned a season-high four kickoffs against Memphis for 85 yards … Also added 59 kick return yards against Houston … Did not play against Coastal Carolina in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl due to injury.

2021: Started three of 10 games played … Caught 15 passes for 294 yards (19.6 ypc) with three scores … First touchdown of the season came against South Carolina in the season opener (75 yards) from Tyler Snead … Added scores of 40 yards (Houston) and 12 yards (Cincinnati) … Of his 15 receptions, 10 resulted in a first down … Registered at least one reception in eight of 10 contests (multiple five times) … Caught a season-best three passes twice (Appalachian State, Cincinnati) … Topped 45 yards receiving in a game on four occasions (51/Appalachian State, 90/South Carolina, 45/Houston, 48/Cincinnati) … As a member of special teams unit, downed a pair of punts inside the Charleston Southern 20-yard line … Booked one tackle (assisted) on special teams.

2020: Appeared in six games during the CoVID-19 pandemic season … Caught six passes for 31 yards while adding 36 on the ground (four carries) and 69 in kick returns (four attempts) … Hauled down a pair of passes against Tulsa (four yards) and SMU (22 yards) … Registered at least one reception in final four games … Rushed for a career-high 34 yards against SMU with a career-long run of 27 yards in the fourth quarter.

2019: Stood fifth on receiving unit as a true freshman with 16 catches for 260 yards (16.2 ypr) and two touchdowns … Played in all 12 contests and made two starts … Opened Cincinnati (X) and USF (Z) games on the outside… Also rushed for 62 yards on 13 carries (4.8 ypc) and accounted for 55 return yards – 5-49 on kickoffs, 6-yarder on a blocked punt … In all, racked up 377 all-purpose yards, eclipsing the single-game triple-digit mark twice (113 vs. Cincinnati, 107 vs. SMU) … Caught at least one pass in seven outings and had multiple receptions twice … Began collegiate career with five receptions for 26 yards at NC State before establishing personal bests in catches (6) and receiving yards (96) against Cincinnati … Single grabs came vs. Gardner-Webb (14 yards), Navy (5), Temple (37), USF (14) and SMU (career-long 68) … Hauled in TD passes against Bearcats (3 yards) and Mustangs (68) … Targeted 25 times (64.0 percent) and credited with 10 first down receptions and four plays that exceeded 20 yards … Attempted at least one rush in eight games and had two carries on five occasions … Posted a season-high 27 ground yards in home opener vs. Gardner-Webb … Other rushing notables were against Cincinnati (1-17, a personal-long), SMU (2-13) and Connecticut (1-13) … Added a season-best 26 kickoff return yards on three attempts vs. Mustangs … Longest single KOR was a 21-yarder against GWU … Picked up 220 receiving yards on 10 catches in eight American Athletic Conference games, which produced team-best 22.0 ypr clip … Had six grabs for 40 yards (6.7) in four non-league matchups … Split reception total equally in both halves of the campaign (8-82 in first six games, 8-178 in final six contests) … Was team’s big-play threat in November, topping the unit with a 23.4 yards-per-catch … Credited with two special teams tackles, both occurring on punt returns … Officially enrolled early at ECU (January) and participated with the Pirates in spring drills.

High School: A multi-sport athlete (football, basketball, track) who earned five varsity letters at Southern Alamance High School … Was a dual-threat quarterback for head coaches Andrew Carrouth (2016-17) and Fritz Hessenthaler (2018) and helped guide the Patriots to 16 wins during his three-year tenure, including a 9-3 ledger as a senior … Completed 175-of-291 passes (60.1 pct.) for 2,801 yards with 20 TDs during prep career … Rushed for an additional 2,580 yards on 353 carries with 26 scores and authored 13 100-yard rushing efforts … As a sophomore, appeared in six games and passed for 848 yards (64-of-115) with six TDs, while rushing for 212 yards with a pair of scores on 70 carries … During junior campaign, threw for a career-high 1,239 yards on 73 completions (119 attempts) with nine touchdowns … Ran for 817 yards with 10 scores and notched three 100-yard contests … Defensively, booked 15 tackles, picked off two passes and was credited with seven pass breakups … Returned one kickoff (75 yard TD) and a pair of punts totaling 67 yards for an additional score … A First-Team Times-News All-Regional selection at the athlete position in 2017 … Earned a pair of MaxPreps.com Player-of-the-Week honors … Closed out high school career by completing 38-of-57 passes (66.7 pct.) for 714 yards with five TDs and two interceptions … Rushed for a team-high 1,551 yards on 184 carries, scoring 14 times … Registered 10 100-yard rushing games … Also caught three passes for 89 yards with one score … Booked 10 tackles (nine solo) to go along with three interceptions and one fumble recovery (which was returned 22 yards for a TD) … On the hardwood, averaged 13.7 points per game in 15 contests as a junior while earning another pair of MaxPreps.com Player-of-the-Week honors … Ran track as a sophomore … A-B Honor Roll student … Considered a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com … Committed to ECU on June 24, 2018 … Also recruited by Appalachian State, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Marshall and Miami (Ohio).

Personal: Son of Rudean Pride … First name is pronounced juh-SYE … Earned undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship from East Carolina ... Currently enrolled in recreation and parks management program at ECU … Named to 2020 All-AAC Academic Team.

Jsi Hatfield