Jerreth Sterns

#8 · WR · Jr. · Western Kentucky5′8″ · 180 lb · Waxahachie

Jerreth Sterns: WR · Western Kentucky · #8.

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Jerreth Sterns

WR · Western Kentucky · Jr · #8

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Arrived at Western Kentucky from Houston Christian. The first career honor came in 2021: Conference USA Newcomer of the Year. One game to point at: 221 receiving yards and 13 receptions against Old Dominion — Week 7, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Western Kentucky	150	1,902	12.7	17	74
Career		150	1,902	12.7	17	74

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 17 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

Signature game

Week 6 · 2021

L 46-52

vs UTSA

16 rec · 195 yds · 2 TD

With B. Zappe — 523 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.5 · J. Haggerty — 61 yards per punt · 2 punts · 67 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +7.07Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 74 yds for a TD, (Brayden Narveson PAT MISSED)
Week 2 · Army · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +6.93Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 72 yds for a TD (Brayden Narveson KICK)
Week 14 · UTSA · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.97Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 50 yds to the TexSA 21 for a
Week 6 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.73Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 55 yds to the TexSA 40 for a
Week 14 · UTSA · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.60Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 34 yds for a TD, (Brayden Narveson KICK)
Week 14 · UTSA · 3rd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.43Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 16 yds to the TexSA 32 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.26Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 45 yds to the ODU 30 for a
Week 1 · App State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 37 yds for a TD, (Brayden Narveson KICK)
Week 2 · Army · 2nd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +3.03Bailey Zappe pass complete to Jerreth Sterns for 14 yds for a TD (Brayden Narveson KICK)
Week 8 · Florida International · 3rd and 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.

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 99 (#1 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

99All-America level #1 of 468 · 2021?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2021. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2021 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Pass share

64.3%

696 pass / 387 run

Plays / game

83.3

13 games

Team sack rate

2.2%

762 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

99 · #1 of 468 WRs · 2021

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

Jerreth Sterns

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Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2018

2021 13 games