Senior wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2025: 24 catches, 223 receiving yards, 1 TD.
5′11″ · 182 lb · Athens, GA
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.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
24 catches · 1 TD · 9.3 per catch
Best game: 2 rec, 25 yds, 1 TD, vs North Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2025: 24 catches, 223 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Jairus Mack
Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 49 rec yds, 7 rush yds against Nevada — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tyson Helton.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: catch rate (94th percentile). Strength: epa / target (87th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (28th 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).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 37.0 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 18.8 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 31.0 | 9.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 22.7 | 10.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #387 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #40 of 52 Conference USA WRs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 24 | 223 | 9.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 19 | 418 | 22.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 25 | 453 | 18.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Charlotte | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 1,182 | 15.8 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 32 | -- | 11 | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 1 | -4 | 117 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 2 | -8 | -- | 58 | -- |
| 2021 | Charlotte | 3 | 47 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 67 | 117 | 69 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 55–6
25 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 49-point win at home against North Alabama.
With M. McIvor — 305 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · C. Maynard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 53 AVG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs Sam Houston | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-45@ Toledo | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 49 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13@ LSU | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 14 | L 34-37@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bowl | W 27-16@ Southern Miss | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 24 | 223 | 10.2 | 1 | 32 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kobe Drake’s 2023 season.
Matches Kobe on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Will Vereen’s path through South Carolina State.
Matches Will on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Davon Wells's senior season at UL Monroe (2024).
Matches Davon on
Player DNA
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