Kevonn Mabon

#16 · WR · Ball State6′2″ · St. Louis, MO · DeSmet

Kevonn Mabon: WR · Ball State · #16.

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Kevonn Mabon

WR · Ball State · #16

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches at Ball State: Pete Lembo and Mike Neu. One game to point at: 149 receiving yards and 12 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 11, 2016.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

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

Ball State in the news

Ball State coach criticizes CFP leadersYahoo Sports Oct 30
SGA calls for removal of Board chairOct 29
Ball State SGA seeks trustee chair removalOct 23

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Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Ball State	85	972	11.4	3	44
2015	Ball State	70	745	10.6	2	53
2014	Ball State	59	717	12.2	5	62
Career		214	2,434	11.4	10	62

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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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 No. 17 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	11.4	3	44

Signature game

Week 11 · 2016

L 41-48

vs Eastern Michigan

12 rec · 149 yds · 2 TD

With R. Neal — 393 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 59.1 · 45 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · K. Schmidt — 42.1 yards per punt · 9 punts · 57 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Eastern Michigan · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA +4.51Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 34 yds for a TD, (Morgan Hagee KICK)
Week 5 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.48Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 27 yds to the NoIll 24 for a
Week 13 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.32Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 25 yds for a TD, (Morgan Hagee KICK)
Week 3 · Eastern Kentucky · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.32Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 31 yds to the EKent 25 for a
Week 5 · Northern Illinois · 4th and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.21Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 13 yds to the NoIll 33 for a
Week 7 · Buffalo · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.71Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 44 yds to the Buff 7 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.60Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 20 yds to the BalSt 47 for a
Week 11 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 13 yds for a TD, (Morgan Hagee KICK)
Week 12 · Toledo · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 11 yds to the BalSt 49 for a
Week 1 · Georgia State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.25Riley Neal pass complete to KeVonn Mabon for 9 yds to the GeoSt 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Ball State5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced

2015Ball State3-9HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced

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

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2016 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

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

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#257 / 674 · 62nd pct

70.2%

EPA / target#333 / 674 · 51st pct

0.50

Explosive rate#402 / 674 · 40th pct

9.9%

Yards / catch#414 / 674 · 39th pct

11.4

TD rate#491 / 674 · 27th pct

2.5%

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

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

17th → 51st percentile

Explosive rate

23rd → 40th percentile

Catch rate

32nd → 62nd percentile

TD rate

22nd → 27th percentile

Yards / catch

33rd → 39th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2016. 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

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

2016 season

Head Coach

Mike Neu

Pass share

45.7%

434 pass / 515 run

Plays / game

79.1

12 games

Team sack rate

3.4%

467 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

85 catches and 12 carries in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Kevonn Mabon

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Style of play

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Career stats

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Five seasons at Ball State

2012