Kevin Austin

Junior wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2021: 48 catches, 888 receiving yards, 7 TD.

WR · Notre Dame · Jr. · #4

6′2″ · 210 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL

CFB Index 71 · #54 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceNotre Dame 2021 alumnus

The story

3 wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2021: 48 catches, 888 receiving yards, 7 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Notre Dame, 992 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 139 yds vs Navy.Navy · W 34-62021

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Notre Dame

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018

Brian Kelly

Notre Dame

2020–2021

Brian Kelly

Notre Dame

Played his entire career under Brian Kelly.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Brian Kelly — 33-5 over that span.

2018Notre Dame12-1HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning

2020Notre Dame10-2HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

71Quality starter #54 of 468?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (93rd percentile). Strength: rec yards (91st percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#36 / 557 · 93rd pct

18.5

Rec yards#52 / 557 · 91st pct

888

Rec TDs#51 / 557 · 89th pct

Long catch#86 / 557 · 84th pct

Receptions#112 / 557 · 80th pct

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Rush yards#167 / 273 · 38th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.3	63.8	20.4	0.3
Road5g	4.4	80.0	18.5	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.6	63.4	18.3	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	77.7	20.5	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Marcus Freeman

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

71 · #54 of 468 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Notre Dame	48	888	18.5	7	--
2020	Notre Dame	1	18	18.0	0	--
2018	Notre Dame	4	86	21.5	0	--
Career		53	992	18.7	7	--

Season	Team
2021	Notre Dame	1	8	--	--	--
2020	Notre Dame	--	--	--	--	--
2018	Notre Dame	--	--	-19	--	--
Career		1	8	-19	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021

W 41–13

at Wisconsin

6 rec · 76 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 28-point win on the road against Wisconsin.

With J. Bramblett — 46 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 72 LONG · C. Tyree — 6 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Navy · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +6.87Kevin Austin Jr. 70 Yd pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
Week 13 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.84Jack Coan pass complete to Kevin Austin Jr. for 61 yds to the Stanf 2 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.67Jack Coan pass complete to Kevin Austin Jr. for 51 yds to the GTech 38 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Wisconsin · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.62Kevin Austin Jr. 36 Yd pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
Week 1 · Florida State · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +3.57Jack Coan pass complete to Kevin Austin Jr. for 37 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)
Week 1 · Oklahoma State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.15Jack Coan pass complete to Kevin Austin Jr. for 25 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)
Week 4 · Wisconsin · 2&14 · Q4 · EPA +3.09Kevin Austin Jr. 16 Yd pass from Drew Pyne (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
Week 11 · Virginia · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Kevin Austin Jr. 15 Yd pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
Week 2 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.84Jack Coan pass complete to Kevin Austin Jr. for 34 yds to the Toled 41 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · USC · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.80Jack Coan pass complete to Kevin Austin Jr. for 15 yds to the USC 42 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	W 41-38@ Florida State	4	91	22.8	1	37
Wk 2	W 32-29vs Toledo	4	63	15.8	0	34
Wk 4	W 41-13@ Wisconsin	6	76	12.7	2	36	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 13-24vs Cincinnati	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 6	W 32-29@ Virginia Tech	3	70	23.3	0	46
Wk 8	W 31-16vs USC	4	39	9.8	0	15
Wk 9	W 44-34vs North Carolina	3	36	12.0	1	21
Wk 10	W 34-6vs Navy	6	139	23.2	1	70	Season-high 139 yds
Wk 11	W 28-3@ Virginia	3	38	12.7	1	15
Wk 12	W 55-0vs Georgia Tech	2	89	44.5	0	51
Wk 13	W 45-14@ Stanford	6	125	20.8	0	61
Total		42	783	19.5	6	70