Jerreth Sterns

Junior wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2021: 150 catches, 1,902 receiving yards, 17 TD.

WR · Western Kentucky · Jr. · #8

5′8″ · 180 lb

CFB Index 99 · #1 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamWestern Kentucky 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

ATH recruit

No. 2395 nationally · Signed with Houston Christian

Statement game13 rec · 221 yds · 1 TDat Old Dominion (FBS) · W 43-20

Top 0.1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2021: 150 catches, 1,902 receiving yards, 17 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Houston Christian in 2018.
Transferred from Houston Christian to Western Kentucky in 2021.
Named Conference USA Newcomer of the Year in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Western Kentucky, 1,902 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with Houston Christian2-star out of Waxahachie

202113 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal
Conference USA Newcomer of the Yearwinner
All-Conference USAfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2395 national

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM

All-Conference USA 1st team (2021)

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

99All-America level #1 of 468?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (100th percentile). Strength: receptions (100th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#171 / 655 · 74th pct

17.4%

TD rate#243 / 655 · 63rd pct

7.6%

Catch rate#257 / 655 · 61st pct

78.5%

Yards / catch#284 / 655 · 57th pct

13.0

EPA / target#311 / 655 · 53rd pct

0.68

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#1 / 557 · 100th pct

1902

Receptions#1 / 557 · 100th pct

150

Rec TDs#1 / 557 · 100th pct

Long catch#67 / 557 · 88th pct

Rush yards#117 / 273 · 57th pct

Yards / catch#320 / 557 · 42nd pct

12.7

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Fumbles lost#89 / 223 · 36th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

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

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	10.5	121	11.7	1.0
Road7g	10.6	142	13.3	1.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	11.5	160	14.3	1.3
Weeks 8+7g	9.7	108	11.0	0.9

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 · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #1 of 468 FBS receivers by CFB Index Score.2021 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

99 · #1 of 468 WRs

Two-star recruit. Now #1 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Western Kentucky	150	1,902	12.7	17	--
Career		150	1,902	12.7	17	--

Season	Team
2021	Western Kentucky	5	17	--	70	--
Career		5	17	--	70	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 59–21

vs UT Martin

7 rec · 107 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 38-point win at home against UT Martin.

With B. Zappe — 424 yds · 7 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.1 · 24 rush yds (2 car) · C. Baker — 54 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Old Dominion · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +7.07Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 74 yds for a TD, (Brayden Narveson PAT MISSED)
Week 2 · Army · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +6.93Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 72 yds for a TD (Brayden Narveson KICK)
Week 14 · UTSA · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.97Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 50 yds to the TexSA 21 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · UTSA · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.73Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 55 yds to the TexSA 40 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · UTSA · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.60Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 34 yds for a TD, (Brayden Narveson KICK)
Week 14 · UTSA · 3&15 · Q1 · EPA +3.43Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 16 yds to the TexSA 32 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Old Dominion · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.26Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 45 yds to the ODU 30 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · App State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 37 yds for a TD, (Brayden Narveson KICK)
Week 2 · Army · 2&14 · Q4 · EPA +3.03Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 14 yds for a TD (Brayden Narveson KICK)
Week 8 · Florida International · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +3.03B.Zappe pass complete to FIU 20. Catch made by J.Sterns at FIU 20. Gain of 20 yards. J.Sterns for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 59-21vs UT Martin	7	107	15.3	2	36	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 35-38@ Army	9	171	19.0	2	72	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 31-33vs Indiana	7	82	11.7	0	33
Wk 5	L 31-48@ Michigan State	17	186	10.9	1	28	186-yard receiving day
Wk 6	L 46-52vs UTSA	16	195	12.2	2	55	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 43-20@ Old Dominion	13	221	17.0	1	74	Season-high 221 yds
Wk 8	W 34-19@ Florida International	14	115	8.2	2	37	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 45-13vs Charlotte	10	89	8.9	1	21
Wk 10	W 48-21vs Middle Tennessee	11	110	10.0	0	28
Wk 11	W 42-21@ Rice	7	92	13.1	0	33
Wk 12	W 52-17vs Florida Atlantic	12	143	11.9	1	28	143-yard receiving day
Wk 13	W 53-21@ Marshall	4	28	7.0	0	20
Wk 14	L 41-49@ UTSA	10	179	17.9	2	50	2 TD catches
Total		137	1718	12.5	14	74

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