Kayaune Ross

#19 · WR · Kentucky6′6″ · 225 lb · West Chester, OH

Kayaune Ross: WR · Kentucky · #19.

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Kayaune Ross

WR · Kentucky · #19

Beats you over the top. Two seasons in the Kentucky receiving corps to date. One game to point at: 77 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Missouri — Week 6, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

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

Kentucky in the news

Court denies NCAA's request to block Afari Jr.Oct 30
QB target flips to UCLAYahoo Sports Oct 24
CFP approves 24-team playoff format for 2027Oct 16

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Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Kentucky	19	286	15.1	0	37
2016	Kentucky	2	10	5.0	1	9
Career		21	296	14.1	1	37

Season	Team
2017	Kentucky	1	3
2016	Kentucky	--	--
Career		1	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-17@ Southern Miss	1	8	8.0	8
Wk 3	W 23-13@ South Carolina	2	14	7.0	8
Wk 4	L 27-28vs No. 20 Florida	1	21	21.0	21
Wk 5	W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan	2	40	20.0	22
Wk 6	W 40-34vs Missouri	4	77	19.3	27	Season-high 77 yds
Wk 11	W 44-21@ Vanderbilt	2	11	5.5	6
Wk 12	L 13-42@ No. 7 Georgia	1	4	4.0	4
Wk 13	L 17-44vs Louisville	3	44	14.7	20
Bowl	L 23-24vs No. 20 Northwestern	3	67	22.3	37
Total		19	286	15.1	37

Signature game

Week 6 · 2017

W 40-34

vs Missouri

4 rec · 77 yds

Edged out Missouri at home in a shootout.

With S. Johnson — 298 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 67.5 · 44 rush yds (11 car) · L. Bowden Jr. — 3 rec · 49 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Northwestern · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.50Drew Barker pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 16 yds to the Nwest 46 for a
Week 5 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Stephen Johnson pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 18 yds to the EMich 15 for a
Week 1 · Northwestern · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.95Stephen Johnson pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 37 yds to the Nwest 19 for a
Week 5 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.92Stephen Johnson pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 22 yds to the EMich 5 for a
Week 13 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.75Stephen Johnson pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 20 yds to the Kent 43 for a
Week 6 · Missouri · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.65Stephen Johnson pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 27 yds to the Misso 15 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · Missouri · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.44Stephen Johnson pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 17 yds to the Misso 24 for a
Week 13 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.28Stephen Johnson pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 15 yds to the Lvile 45 for a
Week 6 · Missouri · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.20Stephen Johnson pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 22 yds to the Kent 26 for a
Week 1 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.93Stephen Johnson pass complete to Kayaune Ross for 8 yds to the Kent 34

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Mark Stoops — 14-12 over that span.

2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2017Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (94th percentile). Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#41 / 709 · 94th pct

23.1%

Yards / catch#165 / 709 · 77th pct

15.1

Catch rate#221 / 709 · 69th pct

73.1%

EPA / target#244 / 709 · 66th pct

0.61

TD rate#577 / 709 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#158 / 539 · 70th pct

15.1

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rec yards#383 / 539 · 29th pct

286

Rush yards#201 / 283 · 26th pct

Long catch#406 / 539 · 24th pct

Receptions#413 / 539 · 23rd pct

Rec TDs#460 / 539 · 7th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. 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

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.5	45.5	18.8	0.0
Road4g	1.5	9.2	6.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.2	37.8	16.3	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	19.7	8.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Mark Stoops

Pass share

40.7%

329 pass / 480 run

Plays / game

62.2

13 games

Team sack rate

8.2%

376 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

19 catches and 1 carry in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Kayaune Ross

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

19 catches and 1 carry in 9 games

Two seasons at Kentucky

Moves

2016