Billy Kemp

Senior wide receiver for Nebraska. 2023: 35 catches, 310 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Nebraska · Sr. · #1

5′9″ · 180 lb · Highland Springs, VA

CFB Index 39 · #328 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceNebraska 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1938 nationally · Signed with Virginia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Nebraska. 2023: 35 catches, 310 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2018.
Transferred from Virginia to Nebraska in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Nebraska, 2,084 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 106 yds at North Carolina.North Carolina · L 39-592021

2018

Signed with Virginia3-star out of Highland Springs

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCthird

202310 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1938 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-ACC

All-ACC mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

3 coaches

2018–2021

Scott Frost

Nebraska

2022

Mickey Joseph

Nebraska

era →

2023

Matt Rhule

Nebraska

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, and Matt Rhule. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Virginia8-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning

2019Virginia9-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2020Virginia5-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2021Virginia6-6HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-heavy

2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

39Below cohort / limited sample #328 of 497?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (89th percentile). Concern: catch rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#523 / 639 · 18th pct

1.9%

Explosive rate#526 / 639 · 18th pct

7.5%

Yards / catch#542 / 639 · 15th pct

9.1

EPA / target#577 / 639 · 10th pct

0.32

Catch rate#581 / 639 · 9th pct

66.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#13 / 294 · 89th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 227 · 80th pct

Receptions#230 / 566 · 59th pct

Rush yards#123 / 294 · 58th pct

Rec yards#363 / 566 · 36th pct

310

Rec TDs#375 / 566 · 23rd pct

Long catch#446 / 566 · 20th pct

Yards / catch#520 / 566 · 8th pct

8.9

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.2	30.7	8.2	0.2
Road4g	4.0	31.5	8.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	36.5	10.4	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	3.8	22.8	5.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #328 of 497 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #328 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Nebraska	35	310	8.9	1	--
2022	Virginia	16	116	7.2	0	--
2021	Virginia	74	725	9.8	6	--
2020	Virginia	67	644	9.6	1	--
2019	Virginia	35	289	8.3	1	--
2018	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
Career		227	2,084	9.2	9	--

Season	Team
2023	Nebraska	3	13	--	24	--
2022	Virginia	--	--	--	35	--
2021	Virginia	2	9	82	93	--
2020	Virginia	6	22	76	71	--
2019	Virginia	2	7	--	137	--
2018	Virginia	--	--	--	31	--
Career		13	51	158	391	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 17–9

vs Northwestern

1 rec · -3 yds

With B. Buschini — 41 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 55 LONG · H. Haarberg — 85 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 19.3 · 72 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · Michigan · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +3.18Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 34 yds to the MICH 21 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Maryland · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.85Chubba Purdy pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 24 yds to the NEB 46 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Louisiana Tech · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Billy Kemp IV run for 9 yds for a TD (Tristan Alvano KICK)
Week 2 · Colorado · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.64Jeff Sims pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 18 yds to the COLO 47 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Northern Illinois · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.57Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 10 yds for a TD (Tristan Alvano KICK)
Week 4 · Louisiana Tech · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 22 yds to the LT 33 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Louisiana Tech · 3&14 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 14 yds to the NEB 40 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Colorado · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.31Jeff Sims pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 21 yds to the COLO 31 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Wisconsin · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.06Chubba Purdy pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 8 yds to the NEB 47 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Louisiana Tech · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +1.99Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 13 yds to the NEB 46 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-13@ Minnesota	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	L 14-36@ Colorado	5	57	11.4	0	21
Wk 3	W 35-11vs Northern Illinois	3	13	4.3	1	10
Wk 4	W 28-14vs Louisiana Tech	5	62	12.4	0	22	Season-high 62 yds
Wk 5	L 7-45vs Michigan	4	61	15.3	0	34
Wk 6	W 20-7@ Illinois	3	26	8.7	0	11
Wk 8	W 17-9vs Northwestern	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Wk 11	L 10-13vs Maryland	2	30	15.0	0	24
Wk 12	L 17-24@ Wisconsin	8	43	5.4	0	16
Wk 13	L 10-13vs Iowa	4	21	5.3	0	8
Total		35	310	8.3	1	34

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Billy Kemp

2018

202112 games

202310 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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