Josh Kattus is a tight end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kentucky.
Kattus creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Four seasons in the Kentucky receiving corps to date. A game that shows it: 61 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| 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 No. 20 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@ No. 12 Georgia | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-16vs No. 21 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@ No. 12 Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 17 | 195 | 11.5 | 2 | 34 |
Week 6 · 2025
L 14-35
at Georgia
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
268% of team targetsCatch rate
65%17 of 26 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 26 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 23-27 over that span.
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
Mark Stoops
Pass share
46.2%
366 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #114 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #17 of 20 SEC TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,156 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the SEC as a senior.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Stoops.
