Chris Bellamy

Senior wide receiver for New Mexico State. 2023: 18 catches, 282 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · New Mexico State · Sr. · #1

6′2″ · 200 lb · Forney, TX

CFB Index 33 · #403 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceNew Mexico State 2023 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for New Mexico State. 2023: 18 catches, 282 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed with New Mexico State in 2022.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

WR recruit

Joined New Mexico State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at New Mexico State, 424 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

20229 games

Signed with New Mexico Stateout of Coffeyville C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

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2022 class

CFB

College

New Mexico State

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Jerry Kill, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 17-11 over that span.

2022New Mexico State7-6HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

33Below cohort / limited sample #403 of 497?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (82nd percentile). Strength: explosive rate (81st percentile). Concern: receptions (19th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#116 / 627 · 82nd pct

15.7

Explosive rate#116 / 627 · 81st pct

20.8%

EPA / target#308 / 627 · 51st pct

0.76

Catch rate#421 / 627 · 32nd pct

75.0%

TD rate#428 / 627 · 31st pct

4.2%

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 227 · 80th pct

Yards / catch#125 / 566 · 78th pct

15.7

Long catch#221 / 566 · 60th pct

Rec yards#388 / 566 · 31st pct

282

Rec TDs#375 / 566 · 23rd pct

Receptions#453 / 566 · 19th pct

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.6	24.0	17.5	0.2
Road6g	1.7	27.0	14.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.7	21.6	10.7	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	1.5	32.8	24.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Sanchez

Pass share

52.3%

101 pass / 92 run

Plays / game

64.3

3 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

107 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

33 · #403 of 497 WRs

Unranked recruit. Now #403 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	New Mexico State	18	282	15.7	1	--
2022	New Mexico State	12	142	11.8	0	--
Career		30	424	14.1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 58–21

vs Western Illinois

1 rec · 11 yds

Dominant 37-point win at home against Western Illinois.

With D. Pavia — 317 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.0 · -8 rush yds (4 car) · J. Brady — 4 rec · 102 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Liberty · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +4.03Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 52 yds to the LIB 17 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Jacksonville State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.39Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 44 yds to the JVST 39 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Florida International · 2&11 · Q1 · EPA +2.86Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 11 yds for a TD (Ethan Albertson KICK)
Week 8 · UTEP · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 40 yds to the UTEP 25 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Western Kentucky · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.44Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 20 yds to the NMSU 47 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Fresno State · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.24Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 8 yds to the FRES 43 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.14Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 24 yds to the NMSU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Liberty · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +1.56Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 15 yds Chris Bellamy fumbled, recovered by NMSU Chris Bellamy for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Western Illinois · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.02Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 11 yds to the WIU 6 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Middle Tennessee · 1&18 · Q2 · EPA +0.91Diego Pavia pass complete to Chris Bellamy for 12 yds Chris Bellamy fumbled, recovered by NMSU Chris Bellamy PAVIA, Diego pass short up the middle complete for 12 yards to BELLAMY, Chris caught at the NMS21, BELLAMY, Chris fumbled at NMS30 forced by FRANCIS, Drew, recovered by NMS BELLAMY, Chris at the NMS30, returned 0 yards to the NMS30, End of Play.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 30-41vs Massachusetts	2	11	5.5	0	8
Wk 1	W 58-21vs Western Illinois	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 2	L 17-33@ Liberty	3	74	24.7	0	52	Season-high 74 yds
Wk 3	W 27-17@ New Mexico	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 4	L 17-20@ Hawai'i	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 6	W 34-17vs Florida International	2	35	17.5	1	24
Wk 8	W 28-7@ UTEP	2	48	24.0	0	40
Wk 10	W 13-7vs Middle Tennessee	2	19	9.5	0	12
Wk 11	W 38-29@ Western Kentucky	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 13	W 20-17vs Jacksonville State	1	44	44.0	0	44
Bowl	L 10-37@ Fresno State	2	8	4.0	0	8
Total		18	282	15.7	1	52

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