Senior tight end for Kentucky. 2025: 17 catches, 195 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′4″ · 247 lb · Cincinnati, OH
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.
How he plays
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
TD rate: 93rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
17 catches · 2 TD · 11.5 per catch
Best game: 1 rec, 29 yds, 1 TD, at Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Kentucky. 2025: 17 catches, 195 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Josh Kattus
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. He has spent four seasons in the Kentucky receiving corps. The receipt: 61 rec yds, 3 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 3, 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 · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 23-27 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: td rate (93rd percentile). Concern: receptions (25th 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 28.0 | 9.8 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 18.3 | 15.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 35.2 | 16.9 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 13.5 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
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 #114 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #17 of 20 SEC TEs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 10–3
at Auburn
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 24-16vs Toledo | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30vs Ole Miss | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 14-35@ Georgia | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-16vs Texas | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-3@ Auburn | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Florida | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 17 | 195 | 11.7 | 2 | 34 |
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Kentucky
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shane Calhoun’s 2021 season.
Matches Shane on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Khalil Dinkins's senior season at Penn State (2025).
Matches Khalil on
Differs from Khalil on
Player DNA