Tyler Batson

Wide receiver for UTEP. 2017: 21 catches, 370 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · UTEP · #1

6′2″ · 205 lb · Spring, TX

UTEP 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for UTEP. 2017: 21 catches, 370 receiving yards, 2 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at UTEP, 890 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 143 yds vs Florida Atlantic.Florida Atlantic · W 27-172015

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

UTEP

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2016

Sean Kugler

UTEP

2017

Mike Price

UTEP

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Sean Kugler → Mike Price. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014UTEP7-6HC: Sean Kugler · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2015UTEP5-7HC: Sean Kugler · Run-leaning

2016UTEP4-8HC: Sean Kugler · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2017UTEP0-12HC: Mike Price · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (96th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (87th percentile). Concern: receptions (27th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#20 / 539 · 96th pct

Yards / catch#68 / 539 · 87th pct

17.6

Rec yards#298 / 539 · 45th pct

370

Rec TDs#279 / 539 · 40th pct

Receptions#384 / 539 · 27th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.8	37.0	20.4	0.4
Road6g	2.0	30.8	13.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.0	24.1	11.1	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	50.2	26.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scotty Walden

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UTEP	21	370	17.6	2	--
2016	UTEP	5	114	22.8	0	--
2015	UTEP	21	395	18.8	3	--
2014	UTEP	1	11	11.0	0	--
Career		48	890	18.5	5	--

Season	Team
2017	UTEP	--	--	--	--	--
2016	UTEP	--	--	--	14	--
2015	UTEP	--	--	--	--	--
2014	UTEP	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	--	14	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-56@ Oklahoma	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 2	L 14-31vs Rice	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 3	L 16-63vs Arizona	3	20	6.7	1	9
Wk 4	L 14-41@ New Mexico State	2	28	14.0	0	20
Wk 5	L 21-35@ Army	5	80	16.0	0	26
Wk 6	L 14-15vs Western Kentucky	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 7	L 0-24@ Southern Miss	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 9	L 14-31vs UTSA	2	45	22.5	0	36
Wk 11	L 10-45@ North Texas	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 12	L 21-42vs Louisiana Tech	2	94	47.0	1	83	Season-high 94 yds
Wk 13	L 7-28@ UAB	2	54	27.0	0	30
Total		21	370	16.6	2	83

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