Kaleb Fossum

Senior wide receiver for Nevada. 2019: 28 catches, 292 receiving yards.

WR · Nevada · Sr. · #3

5′9″ · 190 lb · Lake Forest, CA

Nevada 2019 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Nevada. 2019: 28 catches, 292 receiving yards.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Nevada, 1,065 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 150 yds at Toledo.Toledo · L 44-632018

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2015–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2019

2 coaches

2015–2016

Brian Polian

Nevada

2017–2019

Jay Norvell

Nevada

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015Washington State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2016Washington State8-5HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2017Nevada3-9HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning

2018Nevada8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Balanced

2019Nevada7-6HC: Jay Norvell · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec tds (7th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#308 / 556 · 44th pct

Rec yards#378 / 556 · 32nd pct

292

Yards / catch#458 / 556 · 17th pct

10.4

Long catch#476 / 556 · 14th pct

Fumbles lost#190 / 223 · 9th pct

Rec TDs#481 / 556 · 7th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.0	32.8	9.0	0.0
Road5g	2.6	25.6	12.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	35.5	8.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.5	19.8	14.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Nevada	28	292	10.4	0	--
2018	Nevada	69	737	10.7	1	--
2017	Nevada	4	36	9.0	0	--
2016	Washington State	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Washington State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		101	1,065	10.5	1	--

Season	Team
2019	Nevada	--	--	--	15	--
2018	Nevada	2	13	--	43	--
2017	Nevada	--	--	36	18	--
2016	Washington State	--	--	138	155	1
2015	Washington State	--	--	48	-2	--
Career		2	13	222	229	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2019

W 19–13

vs Weber State

5 rec · 77 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With C. Strong — 299 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 27.7 · -15 rush yds (7 car) · J. Kincaide — 75 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-31vs Purdue	6	58	9.7	21
Wk 2	L 6-77@ Oregon	4	14	3.5	5
Wk 3	W 19-13vs Weber State	5	77	15.4	26	Season-high 77 yds
Wk 4	W 37-21@ UTEP	4	46	11.5	21
Wk 5	L 3-54vs Hawai'i	1	0	0.0	0
Wk 7	W 41-38vs San José State	2	18	9.0	10
Wk 8	L 10-36@ Utah State	3	29	9.7	28
Wk 9	L 3-31@ Wyoming	1	9	9.0	9
Wk 10	W 21-10vs New Mexico	1	11	11.0	11
Wk 11	W 17-13@ San Diego State	1	30	30.0	30
Total		28	292	10.9	30

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