Receiver, Texas State, 2013–⁠15

C.J. Best

Number
No. 9
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Smyrna, GA

C.J. Best played receiver at Texas State (2013–⁠15).

Career highs

86rushing yards, career highat UL Monroe, 201411catches, career highat Georgia State, 2014120receiving yards, career highat Georgia State, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Texas State373559.6270
2015Texas State5859110.2139
Career9594610.0370

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Texas State4276.8017
2014Texas State363269.1127
2015Texas State16986.1116
Career564518.1227

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Texas State9WR
2014Texas State9WR
2015Texas State9WR5′10″

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
2014Texas State880.4033rd (n=496)0.5235.510%
2015Texas State880.2715th (n=465)0.5324.113%

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

2015 Texas State 10 games, 58 catches, 591 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5atFlorida StateL 16–⁠59643019–
Sep 19vs.Southern MissL 50–⁠5687401713
Sep 26atHoustonL 14–⁠59335024–
Oct 10atLouisianaL 27–⁠496700399
Oct 24vs.South AlabamaW 36–⁠185320120
Nov 7vs.New Mexico StateL 21–⁠31674019–
Nov 14vs.Georgia StateL 19–⁠4176302936
Nov 19vs.UL MonroeW 16–⁠322201331
Nov 28atIdahoL 31–⁠38783118−26
Dec 5atArkansas StateL 17–⁠5589502335
2014 Texas State 12 games, 37 catches, 355 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 65–⁠02110728
Sep 13vs.NavyL 21–⁠352110935
Sep 20atIllinoisL 35–⁠422430385
Sep 27atTulsaW 37–⁠34––––48
Oct 4vs.IdahoW 35–⁠30210067
Oct 14vs.LouisianaL 10–⁠34130317
Oct 25atUL MonroeW 22–⁠185180886
Nov 1atNew Mexico StateW 37–⁠291303–
Nov 8vs.Georgia SouthernL 25–⁠28––––25
Nov 15atSouth AlabamaL 20–⁠246330106
Nov 20vs.Arkansas StateW 45–⁠27510317040
Nov 29atGeorgia StateW 54–⁠311112013429
2013 Texas State 1 game, 27 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.Prairie View A&MW 28–⁠3––––27

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

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