He had teammates like Justin Hardy and Shane Carden, who put up eye-popping and record-breaking numbers in their respective careers at East Carolina. So people could be forgiven if they might not have noticed Zay Jones in the past.
There is no way to overlook the Pirate senior now, not after he shattered school and American Athletic Conference records with his 22-catch, 190-yard performance against South Carolina last Saturday.
Jones' father, Robert, is a member of East Carolina's Hall of Fame and was a consensus All-America selection for the Pirates in 1991.