#19

Craig Burt Jr.

Senior wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2023: 28 catches, 233 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #19

6′4″ · 205 lb · Columbus, OH

CFB Index 32 · #427 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceWestern Kentucky 2023 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2023: 28 catches, 233 receiving yards, 3 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Western Kentucky, 701 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Florida International.Florida International · W 41-282023

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Tyson Helton — 31-22 over that span.

2020Western Kentucky5-7HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

32Below cohort / limited sample #427 of 497?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (2nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#221 / 639 · 65th pct

7.9%

Explosive rate#515 / 639 · 19th pct

7.9%

Yards / catch#525 / 639 · 18th pct

9.4

EPA / target#621 / 639 · 3rd pct

0.12

Catch rate#629 / 639 · 2nd pct

55.3%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#204 / 566 · 59th pct

Receptions#299 / 566 · 46th pct

Rec yards#451 / 566 · 20th pct

233

Long catch#476 / 566 · 15th pct

Fumbles lost#203 / 227 · 6th pct

Yards / catch#542 / 566 · 4th pct

8.3

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 · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	3.2	24.0	6.8	0.5
Road5g	3.0	27.4	13.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	19.4	6.4	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	3.0	34.0	15.3	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 · 2023

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

32 · #427 of 497 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Western Kentucky	28	233	8.3	3	--
2022	Western Kentucky	4	70	17.5	0	--
2021	Western Kentucky	13	220	16.9	1	--
2020	Western Kentucky	23	178	7.7	2	--
Career		68	701	10.3	6	--

Season	Team
2023	Western Kentucky	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Western Kentucky	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Western Kentucky	--	--	43	--	--
2020	Western Kentucky	1	-8	--	--	--
Career		1	-8	43	--	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Old Dominion · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -4.30Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 3 yds Craig Burt Jr. fumbled, forced by LaMareon James, recovered by ODU Jahlil Taylor
Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 3&14 · Q3 · EPA +3.10Austin Reed pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 16 yds to the WKU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.87Dalvin Smith pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 32 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro PAT MISSED)
Week 12 · Sam Houston · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Austin Reed pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 26 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
Week 8 · Jacksonville State · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.71Austin Reed pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 27 yds to the JVST 49 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Florida International · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.04Austin Reed pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 10 yds to the WKU 37 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · New Mexico State · 1&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Austin Reed pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 4 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
Week 1 · Old Dominion · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA -1.21Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 9 yds Craig Burt Jr. fumbled, forced by Wayne Matthews III, recovered by ODU Markus Knight , return for 25 yds to the WKU 35
Week 1 · Old Dominion · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.12Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 6 yds to the WKU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Sam Houston · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +1.00Austin Reed pass complete to Craig Burt Jr. for 5 yds to the WKU 26 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-24vs South Florida	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 3	L 10-63@ Ohio State	3	20	6.7	0	10
Wk 4	L 24-27@ Troy	2	13	6.5	0	8
Wk 5	W 31-10vs Middle Tennessee	3	23	7.7	0	16
Wk 8	L 17-20@ Jacksonville State	1	27	27.0	0	27
Wk 11	L 29-38vs New Mexico State	3	13	4.3	1	5
Wk 12	W 28-23vs Sam Houston	6	54	9.0	1	26	Season-high 54 yds
Wk 13	W 41-28@ Florida International	2	42	21.0	1	32
Bowl	W 38-35@ Old Dominion	7	35	5.0	0	9
Total		28	233	10.4	3	32

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

Craig Burt Jr.

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

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