#16

Quin Jernighan

Senior wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2019: 32 catches, 341 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #16

6′3″ · 210 lb · LaVERGNE, TN

Western Kentucky 2019 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2019: 32 catches, 341 receiving yards, 2 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Western Kentucky, 1,190 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 82 yds vs UTEP.UTEP · W 40-162018

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

3 coaches

2016

Jeff Brohm

Western Kentucky

2017–2018

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

era →

2019

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Brohm, Mike Sanford Jr., and Tyson Helton. Multi-era developmental context.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Western Kentucky11-3HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning

2018Western Kentucky3-9HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced

2019Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: long catch (18th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#256 / 556 · 53rd pct

Rec yards#335 / 556 · 40th pct

341

Rec TDs#293 / 556 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#440 / 556 · 20th pct

10.7

Long catch#452 / 556 · 18th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.3	31.7	10.4	0.2
Road5g	2.4	30.2	14.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.3	21.5	12.9	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	42.4	11.4	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

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

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Western Kentucky	32	341	10.7	2	--
2018	Western Kentucky	39	397	10.2	1	--
2017	Western Kentucky	36	393	10.9	3	--
2016	Western Kentucky	5	59	11.8	1	--
Career		112	1,190	10.6	7	--

Season	Team
2019	Western Kentucky	--	--	--	--	--
2018	Western Kentucky	--	--	--	--	--
2017	Western Kentucky	1	-3	--	--	--
2016	Western Kentucky	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	-3	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2019

W 20–13

vs UAB

1 rec · 17 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With T. Storey — 189 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.7 · 26 rush yds (13 car) · J. Haggerty — 46 AVG · 58 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 20-14@ Florida International	1	26	26.0	0	26
Wk 3	L 21-38vs Louisville	5	20	4.0	0	11
Wk 5	W 20-13vs UAB	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 6	W 20-3@ Old Dominion	2	38	19.0	0	29
Wk 7	W 17-8vs Army	3	16	5.3	0	9
Wk 8	W 30-14vs Charlotte	3	24	8.0	0	12
Wk 9	L 23-26@ Marshall	3	25	8.3	0	13
Wk 10	L 24-35vs Florida Atlantic	4	37	9.3	0	19
Wk 13	W 28-10@ Southern Miss	4	50	12.5	1	21
Wk 14	W 31-26vs Middle Tennessee	4	76	19.0	1	33	Season-high 76 yds
Bowl	W 23-20@ Western Michigan	2	12	6.0	0	7
Total		32	341	12.2	2	33

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