Tight end, San José State, 2012–⁠16

Billy Freeman

Number
No. 18
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Mesa, AZ

Billy Freeman played tight end at San José State (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Boise State, 2015119receiving yards, career highvs. Wyoming, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013San José State2742715.8247
2014San José State191829.6126
2015San José State4858612.2635
2016San José State1821211.8136
Career1121,40712.61047

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012San José State18TE
2013San José State18TE
2014San José State18TE
2015San José State18TE
2016San José State18TE6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013San José State330.8556th (n=341)0.8128.04%
2014San José State220.51––11.14%
2015San José State710.4436th (n=465)0.5331.08%
2016San José State240.40––9.74%

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

2016 San José State 9 games, 18 catches, 212 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atTulsaL 10–⁠4521207
Sep 10vs.Portland StateW 66–⁠35241136
Sep 17vs.UtahL 17–⁠34237030
Sep 24atIowa StateL 10–⁠441404
Oct 1atNew MexicoL 41–⁠482405
Oct 8vs.Hawai’iL 17–⁠34351030
Nov 4atBoise StateL 31–⁠45347028
Nov 19vs.Air ForceL 38–⁠411505
Nov 26atFresno StateW 16–⁠1421107
2015 San José State 12 games, 48 catches, 586 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.New HampshireW 43–⁠13469134
Sep 12atAir ForceL 16–⁠37114014
Sep 19atOregon StateL 21–⁠35552021
Sep 26vs.Fresno StateW 49–⁠23543112
Oct 3atAuburnL 21–⁠35659014
Oct 10atUNLVW 33–⁠27545112
Oct 24vs.New MexicoW 31–⁠21340125
Nov 6vs.BYUL 16–⁠17667019
Nov 14atNevadaL 34–⁠37123123
Nov 21atHawai’iW 42–⁠23460032
Nov 27vs.Boise StateL 23–⁠407109135
Dec 19 ✦vs.Georgia StateW 27–⁠161505
2014 San José State 7 games, 19 catches, 182 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 28vs.North DakotaW 42–⁠10221016
Sep 6atAuburnL 13–⁠592905
Sep 20atMinnesotaL 7–⁠242406
Sep 27vs.NevadaL 10–⁠21676025
Oct 18atWyomingW 27–⁠20126026
Oct 25atNavyL 31–⁠41545116
Nov 29atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠381101
2013 San José State 12 games, 27 catches, 427 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Sacramento StateW 24–⁠01303
Sep 7atStanfordL 13–⁠34230018
Sep 21atMinnesotaL 24–⁠43281042
Sep 27vs.Utah StateL 12–⁠401202
Oct 5atHawai’iW 37–⁠27241135
Oct 12atColorado StateW 34–⁠27328012
Oct 26vs.WyomingW 51–⁠446119047
Nov 2atUNLVW 34–⁠241707
Nov 9vs.San Diego StateL 30–⁠34132032
Nov 16atNevadaL 16–⁠38553123
Nov 22vs.NavyL 52–⁠5821307
Nov 29vs.Fresno StateW 62–⁠52118018

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′2⅝″
Weight236 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.74 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′4″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.18 s
20-yard shuttle4.62 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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