CJ Conrad

#87 · TE · Sr. · Kentucky6′5″ · 252 lb · LaGrange, OH · Keystone

CJ Conrad: TE · Kentucky · #87.

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CJ Conrad

TE · Kentucky · Sr · #87

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Four seasons in the Kentucky receiving corps to date. On tape: 59 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Louisville, Week 13, 2018.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Kentucky in the news

Court denies NCAA's request to block Afari Jr.Oct 30
QB target flips to UCLAYahoo Sports Oct 24
CFP approves 24-team playoff format for 2027Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Kentucky	29	316	10.9	2	32
2017	Kentucky	16	286	17.9	4	59
2016	Kentucky	19	262	13.8	4	72
2015	Kentucky	15	149	9.9	1	28
Career		79	1,013	12.8	11	72

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-20vs Central Michigan	3	9	3.0	0	5
Wk 2	W 27-16@ No. 25 Florida	2	3	1.5	0	2
Wk 3	W 48-10vs Murray State	3	24	8.0	0	13
Wk 4	W 28-7vs No. 14 Mississippi State	2	22	11.0	0	23
Wk 5	W 24-10vs South Carolina	3	31	10.3	0	17
Wk 6	L 14-20@ Texas A&M	3	25	8.3	0	16
Wk 9	W 15-14@ Missouri	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 10	L 17-34vs No. 6 Georgia	3	22	7.3	0	9
Wk 11	L 7-24@ Tennessee	2	39	19.5	1	20
Wk 12	W 34-23vs Middle Tennessee	4	51	12.8	1	17
Wk 13	W 56-10@ Louisville	2	59	29.5	0	32	Season-high 59 yds
Bowl	W 27-24vs No. 13 Penn State	1	21	21.0	0	21
Total		29	316	10.9	2	32

Signature game

Week 12 · 2018

W 34-23

vs Middle Tennessee

4 rec · 51 yds · 1 TD

With T. Wilson — 121 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 27 rush yds (5 car) · L. Bowden Jr. — 12 rush yds (1 car) · 1 rec · 9 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Georgia · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −4.10Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 4 yds C.J. Conrad fumbled, forced by Juwan Taylor, recovered by Geo Tyson Campbell KENTUCKY Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Logan Stenberg) to the Geo 48
Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 11 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK)
Week 11 · Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 20 yds to the Tenn 45 for a
Week 13 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.73Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 32 yds to the Lvile 45 for a
Week 11 · Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 19 yds for a TD (Chance Poore KICK)
Week 6 · Texas A&M · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.12Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 16 yds to the Kent 41 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.54Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 5 yds to the Kent 40 for a
Week 4 · Mississippi State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.38Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for a loss of 1 yard to the Kent 44
Week 1 · Penn State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.36Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 21 yds to the Kent 34 for a
Week 13 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.35Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 27 yds to the Lvile 3 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 29-22 over that span.

2015Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced

2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2017Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

2018Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2018 season

11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (92nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#56 / 702 · 92nd pct

82.9%

Explosive rate#231 / 702 · 66th pct

14.3%

TD rate#312 / 702 · 55th pct

5.7%

Yards / catch#466 / 702 · 34th pct

10.9

EPA / target#469 / 702 · 33rd pct

0.40

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#30 / 109 · 71st pct

Rec yards#41 / 109 · 63rd pct

316

Rec TDs#44 / 109 · 44th pct

Fumbles lost#8 / 26 · 38th pct

Yards / catch#66 / 109 · 38th pct

10.9

Long catch#69 / 109 · 36th 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 in 2018. 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

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.0	26.5	8.7	0.2
Road5g	2.0	27.2	13.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.4	19.3	9.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	36.2	15.8	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Mark Stoops

Pass share

36.0%

295 pass / 524 run

Plays / game

63.0

13 games

Team sack rate

9.2%

337 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

29 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

CJ Conrad

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

29 catches in 12 games

Four seasons at Kentucky

2015 6 games