#23

Cameron Echols-Luper

Wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2017: 42 catches, 473 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Western Kentucky · #23

6′0″ · 195 lb · Ennis, TX

Western Kentucky 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2017: 42 catches, 473 receiving yards, 4 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 952 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 121 yds vs Central Arkansas.Central Arkansas · L 23-282016

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

3 teams

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014

Jeff Brohm

Western Kentucky

2016

Jeff Brohm

Western Kentucky

2017

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014TCU12-1HC: Gary Patterson · Balanced, fast tempo

2016Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning

2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (86th percentile). Concern: long catch (26th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 86th pct

Receptions#150 / 539 · 72nd pct

Rec TDs#151 / 539 · 67th pct

Rec yards#228 / 539 · 58th pct

473

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rush yards#174 / 283 · 37th pct

Yards / catch#396 / 539 · 26th pct

11.3

Long catch#391 / 539 · 26th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	44.0	11.2	0.4
Road4g	5.5	63.2	11.3	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.2	26.2	11.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	6.6	73.6	11.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Western Kentucky	42	473	11.3	4	--
2016	Arkansas State	26	407	15.7	1	--
2014	TCU	9	72	8.0	0	--
Career		77	952	12.4	5	--

Season	Team
2017	Western Kentucky	2	6	390	-2	--
2016	Arkansas State	7	8	35	24	--
2014	TCU	1	3	103	349	1
Career		10	17	528	371	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 3	L 22-23vs Louisiana Tech	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 4	W 33-21vs Ball State	2	38	19.0	0	34
Wk 6	W 15-14@ UTEP	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 7	W 45-14vs Charlotte	5	50	10.0	0	18
Wk 8	W 35-31@ Old Dominion	4	42	10.5	1	15
Wk 9	L 28-42vs Florida Atlantic	6	70	11.7	1	26
Wk 11	L 23-30@ Marshall	9	99	11.0	1	25
Wk 12	W 41-38vs Middle Tennessee	6	56	9.3	1	13
Wk 13	L 17-41@ Florida International	8	101	12.6	0	38	Season-high 101 yds
Total		42	473	11.2	4	38

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