Levi Wentz

#10 · WR · Sr. · Kansas6′2″ · 205 lb · Pittsburgh, PA · Pine-Richland

Levi Wentz is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kansas.

Wentz moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 56 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Missouri — Week 2, 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.

Myles ButlerMiddle Tennessee · 2024 · 83% season match
Anthony QueeleySyracuse · 2021 · 80% season match
Javon IvoryMemphis · 2020 · 79% season match
Boobie CurryArizona · 2021 · 78% season match
Colbie YoungMiami · 2022 · 76% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Kansas	16	258	16.1	2	50
2022	Old Dominion	1	42	42.0	0	42
Career		17	300	17.6	2	50

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-7vs Fresno State	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 1	W 46-7vs Wagner	4	32	8.0	0	11
Wk 2	L 31-42@ Missouri	2	56	28.0	0	50	Season-high 56 yds
Wk 4	W 41-10vs West Virginia	1	41	41.0	1	41
Wk 5	L 34-37vs Cincinnati	2	18	9.0	1	12
Wk 7	L 17-42@ No. 9 Texas Tech	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 11	L 20-24@ Arizona	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 13	L 14-38@ Iowa State	3	53	17.7	0	30
Wk 14	L 21-31vs No. 14 Utah	1	22	22.0	0	22
Total		16	258	16.1	2	50

Signature game

Week 5 · 2025

L 34-37

vs Cincinnati

2 rec · 18 yds · 1 TD

With J. Daniels — 445 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.4 · 55 rush yds (14 car) · E. Henderson Jr. — 5 rec · 214 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · West Virginia · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +5.05Jalon Daniels pass complete to Levi Wentz for 41 yds for a TD (Laith Marjan KICK)
Week 2 · Missouri · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +4.82Jalon Daniels pass complete to Levi Wentz for 50 yds to the MIZ 2 for a
Week 14 · Utah · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Daniels to Wentz: a 22-yard pass.
Week 5 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Jalon Daniels pass complete to Levi Wentz for 6 yds for a TD (Laith Marjan KICK)
Week 13 · Iowa State · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.76Daniels to Wentz: an 8-yard pass.
Week 7 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +1.61Jalon Daniels pass complete to Levi Wentz for 10 yds to the KU 40 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Fresno State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.30Jalon Daniels pass complete to Levi Wentz for 15 yds to the FRES 37 for a
Week 13 · Iowa State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25Daniels to Wentz: a 30-yard pass.
Week 11 · Arizona · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.06Daniels to Wentz: an 11-yard pass.
Week 5 · Cincinnati · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.03Jalon Daniels pass complete to Levi Wentz for 12 yds to the KU 37 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

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

16 rec · 258 yds · 2 TD

16 of 16 receptions matched to play-by-play

14 of 35 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

3511% of team targets

Catch rate

46%16 of 35 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

43% of targets (6)

67%catch rate

Air 5.3 · YAC 8.8 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

21% of targets (3)

0%catch rate

Air 12.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

36% of targets (5)

20%catch rate

Air 35.8 · YAC 1.0 avg

46% catch rate on 35 targets · 11% of the team's targets · 20% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

18%6 of his 33 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 31 (#397 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

31Below cohort / limited sample #397 of 485 · 2025?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (91st percentile). Strength: td rate (88th percentile). Concern: catch rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#70 / 798 · 91st pct

16.1

TD rate#98 / 798 · 88th pct

6.1%

Explosive rate#297 / 798 · 62nd pct

12.1%

EPA / target#347 / 798 · 57th pct

0.47

Catch rate#775 / 798 · 3rd pct

48.5%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#83 / 558 · 85th pct

16.1

Long catch#243 / 558 · 56th pct

Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct

Rec yards#401 / 558 · 28th pct

258

Receptions#465 / 558 · 15th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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 · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.8	25.6	19.0	0.4
Road4g	1.8	32.5	16.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.8	28.7	18.5	0.3
Weeks 8+3g	1.7	28.7	16.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Lance Leipold

Pass share

45.1%

344 pass / 419 run

Plays / game

63.6

12 games

Team sack rate

4.9%

371 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

16 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

31 · #397 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #397 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #46 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: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).

Starter

The No. 1,844 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big 12 as a senior.