#16

Kevonn Mabon

Wide receiver for Ball State. 2016: 85 catches, 972 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Ball State · #16

6′2″ · St. Louis, MO

Ball State 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2074 nationally · Signed with Ball State

Statement game12 rec · 149 yds · 2 TDvs Eastern Michigan (FBS) · L 41-48

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 wide receiver for Ball State. 2016: 85 catches, 972 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ball State in 2012.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Ball State, 2,434 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2012

Signed with Ball State2-star out of DeSmet

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2074 national

CFB

College

Ball State

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

Pete Lembo

Ball State

2016

Mike Neu

Ball State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Pete Lembo → Mike Neu. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Ball State5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced

2015Ball State3-9HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced

2016Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (97th percentile). Strength: rec yards (92nd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (27th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#18 / 524 · 97th pct

Rec yards#41 / 524 · 92nd pct

972

Rush TDs#18 / 257 · 86th pct

Rush yards#47 / 257 · 82nd pct

Rec TDs#199 / 524 · 56th pct

Long catch#310 / 524 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#377 / 524 · 27th pct

11.4

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	7.0	89.0	12.9	0.4
Road7g	7.1	75.3	11.1	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.0	71.3	12.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	8.6	94.6	10.8	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Uremovich

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Ball State	85	972	11.4	3	--
2015	Ball State	70	745	10.6	2	--
2014	Ball State	59	717	12.2	5	--
Career		214	2,434	11.4	10	--

Season	Team
2016	Ball State	12	64	582	--	--
2015	Ball State	2	-4	516	--	--
2014	Ball State	5	54	305	--	--
Career		19	114	1,403	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2016

W 41–14

vs Eastern Kentucky

2 rush yds (1 car)

Dominant 27-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.

With R. Neal — 238 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.4 · 44 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · K. Schmidt — 47 AVG · 63 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-21@ Georgia State	8	69	8.6	0	21
Wk 2	L 20-30@ Indiana	5	84	16.8	0	24
Wk 3	W 41-14vs Eastern Kentucky	4	51	12.8	0	31
Wk 4	W 31-27@ Florida Atlantic	6	56	9.3	0	15
Wk 5	L 24-31vs Northern Illinois	6	99	16.5	0	27
Wk 6	L 21-24@ Central Michigan	8	56	7.0	0	16
Wk 7	W 31-21@ Buffalo	5	84	16.8	0	44
Wk 8	L 25-35vs Akron	8	88	11.0	0	33
Wk 10	L 20-52vs Western Michigan	5	58	11.6	0	16
Wk 11	L 41-48vs Eastern Michigan	12	149	12.4	2	34	Season-high 149 yds
Wk 12	L 19-37@ Toledo	7	56	8.0	0	20
Wk 13	L 20-21@ Miami (OH)	11	122	11.1	1	25
Total		85	972	11.8	3	44

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