Wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2021: 12 catches, 118 receiving yards.
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
2021 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2021: 12 catches, 118 receiving yards.
Ben Ratzlaff
Moves the chains on third down. Houston Christian to Western Kentucky — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 26 rec yds, 2 receptions against Rice — Week 11, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Western Kentucky, 118 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (3rd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 17.5 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 17.4 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 118 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 118 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 59–21
vs UT Martin
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-21vs UT Martin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 6 | L 46-52vs UTSA | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-20@ Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-19@ Florida International | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-13vs Charlotte | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-21@ Rice | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 52-17vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | L 41-49@ UTSA | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 12 | 118 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Austin Upshaw’s 2021 season.
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Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Anthony Torres’s path through Toledo.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Austin Upshaw's junior season at SMU (2021).
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Player DNA