Kendric Pryor

Senior wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2021: 32 catches, 416 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Wisconsin · Sr. · #3

5′11″ · 189 lb · Hazel Crest, IL

CFB Index 44 · #247 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceWisconsin 2021 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2021: 32 catches, 416 receiving yards, 3 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Wisconsin, 1,265 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Wisconsin

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Paul Chryst

Wisconsin

Played his entire career under Paul Chryst.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Paul Chryst — 44-17 over that span.

2017Wisconsin13-1HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2018Wisconsin8-5HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2019Wisconsin10-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2020Wisconsin4-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Wisconsin9-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

44Rotational starter #247 of 468?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (80th percentile). Concern: catch rate (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#259 / 655 · 61st pct

13.3

Explosive rate#262 / 655 · 60th pct

14.9%

TD rate#303 / 655 · 54th pct

6.4%

EPA / target#416 / 655 · 37th pct

0.54

Catch rate#517 / 655 · 21st pct

66.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Rush yards#59 / 273 · 79th pct

Rec TDs#196 / 557 · 58th pct

Receptions#240 / 557 · 56th pct

Rec yards#259 / 557 · 54th pct

416

Yards / catch#289 / 557 · 47th pct

13.0

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Long catch#497 / 557 · 10th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.7	35.0	13.2	0.3
Road4g	3.0	40.2	14.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	36.0	13.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	38.0	14.3	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Luke Fickell

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

44 · #247 of 468 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Wisconsin	32	416	13.0	3	--
2020	Wisconsin	8	119	14.9	0	--
2019	Wisconsin	23	278	12.1	0	--
2018	Wisconsin	23	273	11.9	3	--
2017	Wisconsin	13	179	13.8	1	--
Career		99	1,265	12.8	7	--

Season	Team
2021	Wisconsin	8	41	--	--	--
2020	Wisconsin	2	9	--	--	--
2019	Wisconsin	13	180	--	--	--
2018	Wisconsin	12	116	15	--	--
2017	Wisconsin	5	63	--	--	--
Career		40	409	15	--	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Rutgers · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.58Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 25 yds for a TD
Week 12 · Nebraska · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +3.28Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 28 yds to the Neb 40 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Nebraska · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.80Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 17 yds for a TD (Collin Larsh KICK)
Week 11 · Northwestern · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 23 yds to the Wisc 48 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Notre Dame · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Kendric Pryor 8 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Collin Larsh Kick)
Week 6 · Illinois · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.28Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 26 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Notre Dame · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +1.61Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 11 yds to the Wisc 37 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.26Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 9 yds to the Prdue 47
Week 7 · Army · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +1.07Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 10 yds to the Army 32 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Notre Dame · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.93Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 11 yds to the Wisc 36 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-16vs Penn State	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 2	W 34-7vs Eastern Michigan	4	54	13.5	0	17
Wk 4	L 13-41vs Notre Dame	6	69	11.5	1	22
Wk 5	L 17-38vs Michigan	3	25	8.3	0	13
Wk 6	W 24-0@ Illinois	2	47	23.5	0	26
Wk 7	W 20-14vs Army	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 8	W 30-13@ Purdue	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 10	W 52-3@ Rutgers	4	72	18.0	1	25	Season-high 72 yds
Wk 11	W 35-7vs Northwestern	2	31	15.5	0	23
Wk 12	W 35-28vs Nebraska	2	45	22.5	1	28
Wk 13	L 13-23@ Minnesota	5	33	6.6	0	11
Total		31	406	13.6	3	28

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

Kendric Pryor

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

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