#88

Caleb Medford

Senior wide receiver for Kansas State. 2024: 18 catches, 336 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Kansas State · Sr. · #88

6′0″ · 211 lb · Henderson, TX

CFB Index 36 · #338 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Kansas State for 2026

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 847 nationally · Signed with Henderson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Kansas State. 2024: 18 catches, 336 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Henderson in 2020.
Transferred from New Mexico to Kansas State in 2025.

His career, year by year

Caleb Medford

WR · Kansas State · Sr · #88

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Caleb Medford has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Kansas State. The receipt on tape: 91 rec yds, 2 receptions against New Mexico State, Week 5, 2024.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning

2024New Mexico5-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

36Below cohort / limited sample #338 of 466?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile). Strength: td rate (91st percentile). Concern: catch rate (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#23 / 610 · 96th pct

18.7

TD rate#52 / 610 · 91st pct

13.6%

Explosive rate#100 / 610 · 83rd pct

22.7%

EPA / target#128 / 610 · 79th pct

1.14

Catch rate#484 / 610 · 20th pct

81.8%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#39 / 541 · 93rd pct

18.7

Rec TDs#193 / 541 · 57th pct

Long catch#288 / 541 · 46th pct

Rec yards#330 / 541 · 39th pct

336

Receptions#420 / 541 · 21st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

73rd → 79th percentile

Explosive rate

71st → 83rd percentile

Catch rate

10th → 20th percentile

TD rate

41st → 91st percentile

Yards / catch

96th → 96th percentile

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

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	29.2	13.0	0.2
Road5g	1.4	38.0	24.4	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	33.3	18.0	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	2.0	34.0	19.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #338 of 466 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #338 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	New Mexico	18	336	18.7	3	--
2023	New Mexico	30	551	18.4	2	--
Career		48	887	18.5	5	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · New Mexico State · 3&20 · Q1 · EPA +4.49Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 44 yds to the NMSU 30 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Washington State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.20Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 42 yds for a TD (Luke Drzewiecki KICK)
Week 1 · Arizona · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA +3.01Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 9 yds for a TD (Devon Dampier pass to Eli Sanders for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 3 · Auburn · 4&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.98Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 4 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 11 · San Diego State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 35 yds to the UNM 49 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Fresno State · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 18 yds to the UNM 43 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Air Force · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Auburn · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.95Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 41 yds to the AUB 3 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.95Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 47 yds to the NMSU 9 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Wyoming · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.43Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 12 yds to the UNM 32 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 31-35vs Montana State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 1	L 39-61@ Arizona	1	9	9.0	1	9
Wk 3	L 19-45@ Auburn	2	45	22.5	1	41
Wk 4	L 21-38vs Fresno State	2	25	12.5	0	18
Wk 5	W 50-40@ New Mexico State	2	91	45.5	0	47	Season-high 91 yds
Wk 7	W 52-37vs Air Force	2	23	11.5	0	15
Wk 10	L 45-49vs Wyoming	4	46	11.5	0	13
Wk 11	W 21-16@ San Diego State	1	35	35.0	0	35
Wk 12	W 38-35vs Washington State	2	45	22.5	1	42
Wk 14	L 30-38@ Hawai'i	1	10	10.0	0	10
Total		18	336	18.7	3	47