Ty Fryfogle

#3 · WR · Sr. · Indiana6′2″ · 205 lb · Lucedale, MS · George County

Ty Fryfogle: WR · Indiana · #3.

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Ty Fryfogle

WR · Indiana · Sr · #3

Moves the chains on third down. Fifth year in the Indiana receiving corps. The first career honor came in 2020: Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year. One game to point at: 98 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Western Kentucky — Week 4, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

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

Indiana in the news

Josh Hoover benched for OT winNov 1
Indiana ends 56-year winless streak at MichiganThe Daily Hoosier Oct 28
Becker apologized to DayThe Herald-Times Oct 21
Indiana's historic win streak endsUSA Today Oct 17

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Indiana	46	512	11.1	1	52
2020	Indiana	37	726	19.6	7	65
2019	Indiana	45	604	13.4	3	46
2018	Indiana	29	381	13.1	3	37
2017	Indiana	1	13	13.0	0	13
Career		158	2,236	14.2	14	65

Season	Team
2021	Indiana	4	34	−5
2020	Indiana	--	--	--
2019	Indiana	--	--	--
2018	Indiana	--	--	--
2017	Indiana	--	--	--
Career		4	34	−5

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 6-34@ No. 18 Iowa	5	84	16.8	0	33
Wk 2	W 56-14vs Idaho	5	29	5.8	1	9
Wk 3	L 24-38vs No. 8 Cincinnati	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 4	W 33-31@ Western Kentucky	10	98	9.8	0	17	Season-high 98 yds
Wk 5	L 0-24@ No. 4 Penn State	5	48	9.6	0	27
Wk 7	L 15-20vs No. 10 Michigan State	7	65	9.3	0	19
Wk 8	L 7-54vs No. 5 Ohio State	1	30	30.0	0	30
Wk 9	L 35-38@ Maryland	4	78	19.5	0	52
Wk 10	L 7-29@ No. 9 Michigan	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	L 3-38vs Rutgers	5	51	10.2	0	46
Wk 12	L 14-35vs Minnesota	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Wk 13	L 7-44@ Purdue	2	19	9.5	0	13
Total		46	512	11.1	1	52

Signature game

Week 4 · 2021

W 33-31

at Western Kentucky

10 rec · 98 yds

Edged out Western Kentucky on the road in a shootout.

With M. Penix Jr. — 373 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.3 · S. Carr — 109 rush yds (25 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 16 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Rutgers · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.99Donaven McCulley pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 46 yds to the Rutgr 29 for a
Week 1 · Iowa · 4th and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.43Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 33 yds to the Iowa 14 for a
Week 4 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.12Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 17 yds to the WKent 48 for a
Week 8 · Ohio State · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Donaven McCulley pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 30 yds to the OhSt 39 for a
Week 4 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.60Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 6 yds to the WESTERNKY 49 for a WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, personal foul (A.J. Brathwaite Jr.) to the WKent 34 for a
Week 4 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.55Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 10 yds to the Ind 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Michigan State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.47Jack Tuttle pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 16 yds to the Ind 42 for a
Week 9 · Maryland · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.44Donaven McCulley pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 52 yds to the Mary 8 for a
Week 3 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +2.37Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 13 yds to the Ind 46 for a
Week 4 · Western Kentucky · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.19Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 7 yds to the WKent 33 for a

Teams and coaches

5 seasons under Tom Allen — 26-31 over that span.

2017Indiana5-7HC: Tom Allen · Balanced, fast tempo

2018Indiana5-7HC: Tom Allen · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Indiana8-5HC: Tom Allen · Balanced

2020Indiana6-2HC: Tom Allen · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Indiana2-10HC: Tom Allen · Pass-heavy, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 48 (#206 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

48Rotational starter #206 of 468 · 2021?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: catch rate (1st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#388 / 655 · 41st pct

11.7

Explosive rate#512 / 655 · 21st pct

7.7%

TD rate#564 / 655 · 14th pct

1.1%

EPA / target#570 / 655 · 13th pct

0.28

Catch rate#647 / 655 · 1st pct

49.5%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#121 / 557 · 77th pct

Rush yards#71 / 273 · 74th pct

Rec yards#199 / 557 · 64th pct

512

Long catch#240 / 557 · 56th pct

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Fumbles lost#89 / 223 · 36th pct

Rec TDs#370 / 557 · 23rd pct

Yards / catch#436 / 557 · 21st pct

11.1

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. 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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.3	30.8	10.9	0.2
Road6g	4.3	54.5	13.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.5	56.2	10.7	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.2	29.2	13.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Tom Allen

Pass share

63.7%

390 pass / 222 run

Plays / game

51.0

12 games

Team sack rate

6.7%

430 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

46 catches and 4 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

48 · #206 of 468 WRs · 2021

Three-star recruit. Now #206 at the position.

Ty Fryfogle

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Style of play

Fans

Indiana in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

46 catches and 4 carries in 12 games

Five seasons at Indiana

2017

2020 7 games