Sophomore wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2021: 16 catches, 118 receiving yards.
5′8″ · 185 lb · Waxahachie, TX
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.
The story
2 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2021: 16 catches, 118 receiving yards.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 3719 nationally · Signed with Houston Christian
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJosh Sterns
Moves the chains on third down. He got to Gardner-Webb by way of Western Kentucky. One game to point at: 32 rec yds, 2 receptions against Indiana — Week 4, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Western Kentucky, 118 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: epa / target (4th 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).
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 18.8 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 18.8 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #461 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 16 | 118 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 118 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 59–21
vs UT Martin
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-21vs UT Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-33vs Indiana | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 31-48@ Michigan State | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 46-52vs UTSA | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-20@ Old Dominion | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-21vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-21@ Rice | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | L 41-49@ UTSA | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | 118 | 7.1 | 0 | 24 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Aaron Turner’s 2021 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dennis Houston’s path through Western Illinois.
Dennis Houston
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Spencer's sophomore season at Arkansas State (2025).
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Differs from Devin on
Player DNA