Former wide receiver at Tennessee. 2022: 37 catches, 417 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Las Vegas, NV
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.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 1677 nationally · Signed with Tennessee
Statement game9 rec · 162 yds · 1 TDat Pittsburgh (FBS) · W 34-27
Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.
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Former wide receiver at Tennessee. 2022: 37 catches, 417 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Cedric Tillman
Moves the chains on third down. Five seasons at Tennessee, two different head coaches: Jeremy Pruitt and Josh Heupel. The receipt: 162 rec yds, 9 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Tennessee, 1,622 receiving yards — drafted at #74 overall by Cleveland.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ClevelandEntering 4th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (15th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 35.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 8.3 | 104 | 12.2 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 82.0 | 12.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 6.7 | 57.0 | 8.1 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs Ball State | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27@ Pittsburgh | 9 | 162 | 18.0 | 1 | 61 | Season-high 162 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 63-6vs Akron | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-6vs Kentucky | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-27@ Georgia | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 38-63@ South Carolina | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 2 | 21 | 2 TD catches |
| Total | 37 | 417 | 10.2 | 3 | 61 |
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 2022 production profile sits closest to CJ Windham’s 2020 season.
Matches CJ on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dai'Jean Dixon’s path through Nicholls.
Matches Dai'Jean on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Joseph Ngata's graduate season at Clemson (2022).
Matches Joseph on
Player DNA