Indiana · L 16-52
No catches.
UNLV · W 44-6
No catches.
Florida Atlantic · W 48-41
9 catches, 78 yards, 2 TD
The other 5 games average 49 yards. This one was 29 above.
Koch has catches in 6 of North Texas’s 8 games: none against Indiana and UNLV.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 3, middle 2, right 18.
Kyle Koch
Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches in three seasons at North Texas. One game to point at: 78 receiving yards and 9 receptions against Florida Atlantic — Week 9, 2026.
324 receiving yards · 28 catches · 6 receiving TD
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 28 | 324 | 11.6 | 6 | 39 |
| 2025 | North Texas | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | North Texas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 31 | 346 | 11.2 | 6 | 39 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 1 | 9 |
| Career | 1 | 9 |
Last game (Wk 9): 78 receiving yards, 9 catches, 2 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 35-49@ Texas State | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 78 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs Houston Christian | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-44@ Tulsa | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 6 | W 50-10vs Charlotte | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-39@ Navy | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-41vs Florida Atlantic | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 2 | 20 | 2 TD catches |
| Total | 28 | 324 | 11.6 | 6 | 39 |
Oct. 29 · W 48-41 vs Florida Atlantic, play by play
A big game: 9 catches for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns. North Texas threw to him on 12 of its 45 passes. He was 2 of 3 on third and fourth down.
20-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. First quarter, down 7-3.
2-yard touchdown on 3rd and 2. Fourth quarter, made it 48-38.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, up 48-41. Converted.
4 catches for 28 yards and a touchdown. North Texas threw to him on 6 of its 23 passes. 23 of the 28 came before halftime.
9-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
5-yard touchdown on 3rd and 3. First quarter, made it 14-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 55 yards and a touchdown. North Texas threw to him on 6 of its 39 passes. 42 of the 55 came before halftime.
12-yard touchdown on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, made it 17-3.
18-yard catch on 3rd and 19. Second quarter, up 33-10.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 48 yards and a touchdown. North Texas threw to him on 4 of its 39 passes.
5-yard touchdown on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, made it 24-17.
39-yard catch. Third quarter, up 24-17.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 37 yards. North Texas threw to him on 3 of its 28 passes. 30 of the 37 came before halftime.
16-yard catch. First quarter, up 7-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 5 catches for 67 yards, the box score 5 for 78, so no play is placed until they agree.
Week 9 · 2026
W 48-41
9 rec · 78 yds · 2 TD
Edged out Florida Atlantic at home in a shootout.
With T. Jackson — 404 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.9 · 41 rush yds (5 car) · J. White — 193 rush yds (26 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 27 yds
The plays that mattered most
220th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3713% of team targetsCatch rate
76%28 of 37 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
76% catch rate on 37 targets · 13% of the team's targets · 20% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.3 | 56.7 | 11.6 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 51.3 | 12.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 54.5 | 14.4 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 53.0 | 7.8 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
51.3%
290 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
70.6
8 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #149 at the position.
The No. 2,829 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the American Athletic as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Eric Morris → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
