#21

Jared Dangerfield

Wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2015: 82 catches, 844 receiving yards, 8 TD.

WR · Western Kentucky · #21

6′3″ · West Palm Beach, FL

Western Kentucky 2015 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 164 nationally · Joined Western Kentucky

Statement game11 rec · 148 yds · 1 TDvs Miami (OH) (FBS) · W 56-14

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2015 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2015: 82 catches, 844 receiving yards, 8 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 1,669 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 148 yds vs Miami (OH).Miami (OH) · W 56-142015

201413 games

Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Fort Scott C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#164 national

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2014–2015

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2015 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 20-7 over that span.

2014Western Kentucky8-5HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2015Western Kentucky12-2HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (95th percentile). Strength: rec tds (92nd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (17th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#24 / 521 · 95th pct

Rec TDs#35 / 521 · 92nd pct

Rec yards#66 / 521 · 87th pct

844

Long catch#362 / 521 · 30th pct

Yards / catch#431 / 521 · 17th pct

10.3

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.7	65.2	10.1	0.3
Road7g	6.0	64.7	10.5	0.9

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.9	78.9	11.4	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	5.7	48.7	9.1	0.3

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 · 2015

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2015	Western Kentucky	82	844	10.3	8	--
2014	Western Kentucky	69	825	12.0	11	--
Career		151	1,669	11.1	19	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2015

W 41–38

vs Louisiana Tech

4 rec · 44 yds

Edged out Louisiana Tech at home in a shootout.

With B. Doughty — 441 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.6 · -6 rush yds (3 car) · K. Towner — 66 AVG · 98 LONG · 2 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week