Kole Wilson

#19 · WR · Sr. · Baylor5′9″ · 171 lb · Katy, TX

Kole Wilson is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Baylor.

Wilson moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: G.J. Kinne and Dave Aranda. All-Sun Belt in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 134 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Auburn, Week 1, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Dante WrightTemple · 2024 · 84% season match
Devin MaddoxToledo · 2022 · 80% season match
Jimmy Horn Jr.South Florida · 2022 · 80% season match
Tahj WashingtonMemphis · 2020 · 80% season match
Rahkeem SmithBowling Green · 2024 · 80% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Baylor	44	591	13.4	5	64
2024	Texas State	43	630	14.7	4	53
2023	Texas State	66	747	11.3	8	77
Career		153	1,968	12.9	17	77

Season	Team
2025	Baylor	3	--	705	--
2024	Texas State	1	3	269	97
2023	Texas State	2	−7	367	47
Career		6	−4	1,341	144

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-38vs Auburn	8	134	16.8	0	57	Season-high 134 yds
Wk 2	W 48-45@ No. 17 SMU	2	21	10.5	0	27
Wk 3	W 42-7vs Samford	3	27	9.0	0	15
Wk 4	L 24-27vs Arizona State	2	16	8.0	1	8
Wk 5	W 45-27@ Oklahoma State	6	76	12.7	1	34
Wk 6	W 35-34vs Kansas State	3	50	16.7	0	27
Wk 8	L 36-42@ TCU	3	53	17.7	1	35
Wk 9	L 20-41@ No. 21 Cincinnati	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 10	W 30-3vs UCF	5	56	11.2	1	27
Wk 12	L 28-55vs No. 15 Utah	4	87	21.8	1	64
Wk 13	L 17-41@ Arizona	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 14	L 24-31vs Houston	7	69	9.9	0	17
Total		44	591	13.4	5	64

Signature game

Week 12 · 2025

L 28-55

vs Utah

4 rec · 87 yds · 1 TD

With S. Robertson — 430 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 66.1 · J. Cameron — 13 rec · 165 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Auburn · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.94Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kole Wilson for 57 yds to the AUB 8 for a
Week 10 · UCF · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +3.83Robertson to Wilson: a 27-yard pass.
Week 12 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.77Robertson to Wilson: a 64-yard pass.
Week 8 · TCU · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.66Robertson to Wilson: a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Week 10 · UCF · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.01Robertson to Wilson: a 9-yard touchdown pass.
Week 5 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.94Robertson to Wilson: a 34-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 6 · Kansas State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kole Wilson for 27 yds to the KSU 29 for a
Week 4 · Arizona State · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kole Wilson for 8 yds for a TD (Connor Hawkins KICK)
Week 5 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.35Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kole Wilson for 27 yds to the BAY 49 for a
Week 14 · Houston · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Robertson to Wilson: an 8-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

44 rec · 591 yds · 5 TD

39 of 44 receptions matched to play-by-play

32 of 72 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

7215% of team targets

Catch rate

54%39 of 72 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

31% of targets (10)

80%catch rate

Air -3.3 · YAC 7.8 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

12% of targets (4)

75%catch rate

Air 5.8 · YAC 5.7 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

12% of targets (4)

50%catch rate

Air 12.2 · YAC 3.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

44% of targets (14)

14%catch rate

Air 31.3 · YAC 13.5 avg

54% catch rate on 72 targets · 15% of the team's targets · 14% catch rate on 14 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

17%12 of his 72 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2023Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 55 (#178 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

55Rotational starter #178 of 485 · 2025?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: epa / target (5th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#265 / 798 · 67th pct

13.0

Explosive rate#410 / 798 · 49th pct

9.7%

TD rate#487 / 798 · 39th pct

1.4%

Catch rate#724 / 798 · 9th pct

54.2%

EPA / target#759 / 798 · 5th pct

0.02

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct

Long catch#124 / 558 · 77th pct

Rec yards#156 / 558 · 72nd pct

591

Receptions#153 / 558 · 72nd pct

Yards / catch#246 / 558 · 56th pct

13.4

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Rush yards#233 / 287 · 18th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

34th → 5th percentile

Explosive rate

60th → 49th percentile

Catch rate

8th → 9th percentile

TD rate

58th → 39th percentile

Yards / catch

72nd → 67th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.6	62.7	13.3	0.4
Road5g	2.4	30.4	10.7	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	54.0	12.3	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	44.5	12.5	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Dave Aranda

Pass share

55.5%

510 pass / 409 run

Plays / game

76.6

12 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

565 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

44 catches and 3 carries in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

55 · #178 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #20 of 55 Big 12 WRs

How the All-Big 12 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).