Caleb Medford

#88 · WR · Sr. · Kansas State6′0″ · 211 lb · Henderson, TX

Caleb Medford is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at New Mexico.

Medford wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Played for two head coaches in two seasons. On tape: 91 receiving yards and 2 receptions against New Mexico State, Week 5, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Christopher KielNorth Dakota State · 2026 · 81% season match
Tevailance HuntArkansas State · 2022 · 78% season match
Khafre BrownSouth Florida · 2023 · 76% season match
Chimere DikeFlorida · 2024 · 76% season match
Miles CrossIndiana · 2024 · 75% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	New Mexico	18	336	18.7	3	47
2023	New Mexico	30	551	18.4	2	59
Career		48	887	18.5	5	59

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 21 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 No. 19 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

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 20 · Q1 · EPA +4.49Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 44 yds to the NMSU 30 for a
Week 12 · Washington State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.20Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 42 yds for a TD (Luke Drzewiecki KICK)
Week 1 · Arizona · 3rd and 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 · 4th and 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 · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 35 yds to the UNM 49 for a
Week 4 · Fresno State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 18 yds to the UNM 43 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Air Force · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 3 · Auburn · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.95Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 41 yds to the AUB 3 for a
Week 5 · New Mexico State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.95Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 47 yds to the NMSU 9 for a
Week 10 · Wyoming · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.43Devon Dampier pass complete to Caleb Medford for 12 yds to the UNM 32 for a

Teams and coaches

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

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 36 (#338 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

36Below cohort / limited sample #338 of 466 · 2024, at New Mexico?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score, at New Mexico: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2024. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2024 season

Head Coach

Bronco Mendenhall

Pass share

46.5%

390 pass / 449 run

Plays / game

69.9

12 games

Team sack rate

0.8%

367 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

18 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

36 · #338 of 466 WRs · 2024, at New Mexico

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