Receiver, Western Kentucky (from Houston Christian), 2019–21
Ben Ratzlaff
Ben Ratzlaff played receiver at Houston Christian (2019–20) and Western Kentucky (2021).
Career highs
10catches, career highat Louisiana Tech, 2020137receiving yards, career highat Louisiana Tech, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highat Louisiana Tech, 2020Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Houston Christian | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2020* | Houston Christian | 23 | 350 | 15.2 | 3 | 71 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 118 | 9.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Career | 43 | 556 | 12.9 | 4 | 71 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Houston Christian (FCS) | 10 | 0.71 | – | – | 7.1 | – |
| 2020 | Houston Christian | 28 | 1.19 | – | – | 33.4 | 11% |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 0.21 | – | – | 1.9 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2021 Western Kentucky 8 games, 12 catches, 118 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UT Martin | W 59–21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. UTSA | L 46–52 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 16 | at Old Dominion | W 43–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Oct 23 | at Florida International | W 34–19 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. Charlotte | W 45–13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 13 | at Rice | W 42–21 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 52–17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Dec 3 | atUTSA | L 41–49 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | – |
2020 Houston Christian 3 games, 23 catches, 350 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at North Texas | L 31–57 | 6 | 108 | 1 | 71 | – |
| Sep 12 | at Texas Tech | L 33–35 | 7 | 105 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Sep 26 | at Louisiana Tech | L 38–66 | 10 | 137 | 2 | 48 | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 3 at Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
2019 Houston Christian 1 game, 8 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at UTEP | L 34–36 | 8 | 88 | 1 | 28 | 4 |
No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Texas Wesleyan; Sep 14 at South Dakota; Sep 21 vs. Northwestern State; Sep 28 vs. Texas Southern; Oct 5 vs. Incarnate Word; Oct 12 at Abilene Christian; Oct 19 at McNeese; Oct 26 vs. SE Louisiana; Nov 9 at Nicholls; Nov 16 vs. Lamar; Nov 23 at Sam Houston, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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