Senior wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2025: 11 catches, 165 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 195 lb · Houston, 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 numbers
receiving yards · 2025
11 catches · 15 per catch
Best game: 4 rec, 49 yds, vs North Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2025: 11 catches, 165 receiving yards.
Kelby Williams
Moves the chains on third down. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ricky Rahne and Tyson Helton. The receipt on tape: 49 rec yds, 4 receptions against North Alabama, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tyson Helton.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 39.8 | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.5 | 37.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 30.3 | 23.7 | 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 · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 165 | 15.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 26 | 451 | 17.3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 39 | 668 | 17.1 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 55–6
4 rec · 49 yds
Dominant 49-point win at home against North Alabama.
With M. McIvor — 305 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · C. Maynard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 53 AVG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs Sam Houston | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 49 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 49 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 6-25vs Florida International | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 | |
| Total | 11 | 165 | 18.3 | 0 | 45 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Josiah Freeman’s 2023 season.
Matches Josiah on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jacob Harris’s path through UCF.
Matches Jacob on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Austin Watkins's freshman season at UAB (2020).
Matches Austin on
Differs from Austin on
Player DNA
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