Sam Houston · W 24-21
No catches.
Alabama State · W 34-17 · FCS
No catches.
Louisiana · L 6-33
No catches.
Kinchen has catches in 5 of Troy’s 8 games: none against Sam Houston, Alabama State and Louisiana.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 1, middle 1, right 13.
Howard Kinchen
On tape: 80 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Missouri, Week 3, 2026.
174 receiving yards · 16 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Troy | 16 | 174 | 10.9 | 2 | 55 |
| Career | 16 | 174 | 10.9 | 2 | 55 |
Last game (Wk 9): 31 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-27@ No. 20 Missouri | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 1 | 55 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 10-21@ Utah State | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-34vs Southern Miss | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-21vs UL Monroe | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-21@ James Madison | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Total | 16 | 174 | 10.9 | 2 | 55 |
Oct. 29 · W 24-21 at James Madison, play by play
2 catches for 31 yards. Troy threw to him on 7 of its 30 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
24-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, tied 21-21. Converted.
1 catch for -4 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 1 catch for 2 yards, the box score 1 for -4, so no play is placed until they agree.
2 catches for 9 yards. Troy threw to him on 2 of its 21 passes.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 58 yards and a touchdown. Troy threw to him on 7 of its 50 passes. 53 of the 58 came before halftime.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0.
14-yard catch. First quarter, tied 7-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Troy threw to him on 10 of its 32 passes. Troy’s last two throws to him, down 27-17 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, tied 10-10.
55-yard touchdown on 3rd and 3. Second quarter, cut it to 24-17.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, down 24-17.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
L 17-27
at Missouri
5 rec · 80 yds · 1 TD
With E. Crenshaw — 42.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · W. Crowder — 230 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 37.5
The plays that mattered most
495th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2813% of team targetsCatch rate
57%16 of 28 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
57% catch rate on 28 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 25% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 56.3 | 13.7 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 49.0 | 10.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
41.1%
230 pass / 329 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
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