Tight end, Kentucky, 2015–⁠18

C.J. Conrad

Number
No. 87
Height
6′5″
Weight
252 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
LaGrange, OH
Born
May 9, 1996

C.J. Conrad played tight end at Kentucky (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Mississippi State, 2015133receiving yards, career highvs. New Mexico State, 20163receiving touchdowns, career highvs. New Mexico State, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Kentucky151499.9128
2016Kentucky1926213.8472
2017Kentucky1628617.9459
2018Kentucky2931610.9232
Career791,01312.81172

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Kentucky87TEFr.
2016Kentucky87TESo.
2017Kentucky87TEJr.
2018Kentucky87TESr.6′5″252

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
2015Kentucky180.47––8.4–
2016Kentucky260.63––16.54%
2017Kentucky191.36––25.9–
2018Kentucky350.4028th (n=497)0.5314.15%

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

2018 Kentucky 12 games, 29 catches, 316 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Central MichiganW 35–⁠203905
Sep 8atFloridaW 27–⁠162302
Sep 15vs.Murray StateW 48–⁠10324013
Sep 22vs.Mississippi StateW 28–⁠7222023
Sep 29vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠10331017
Oct 6atTexas A&ML 14–⁠20325016
Oct 27atMissouriW 15–⁠14110010
Nov 3vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠3432209
Nov 10atTennesseeL 7–⁠24239120
Nov 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 34–⁠23451117
Nov 24atLouisvilleW 56–⁠10259032
Jan 1 ✦vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠24121021
2017 Kentucky 7 games, 16 catches, 286 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atSouthern MissW 24–⁠17397159
Sep 9vs.Eastern KentuckyW 27–⁠16228123
Sep 16atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠13236020
Sep 23vs.FloridaL 27–⁠28234123
Nov 4vs.Ole MissL 34–⁠37575146
Nov 11atVanderbiltW 44–⁠211909
Nov 18atGeorgiaL 13–⁠421707
2016 Kentucky 10 games, 19 catches, 262 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Southern MissL 35–⁠441505
Sep 17vs.New Mexico StateW 62–⁠425133372
Sep 24vs.South CarolinaW 17–⁠101808
Oct 1atAlabamaL 6–⁠3421008
Oct 8vs.VanderbiltW 20–⁠1331307
Oct 22vs.Mississippi StateW 40–⁠38126026
Nov 12atTennesseeL 36–⁠49122022
Nov 19vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠13114114
Nov 26atLouisvilleW 41–⁠38117017
Dec 31 ✦vs.Georgia TechL 18–⁠3331405
2015 Kentucky 6 games, 15 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.MissouriW 21–⁠13355128
Oct 15vs.AuburnL 27–⁠30322011
Oct 24atMississippi StateL 16–⁠42656022
Oct 31vs.TennesseeL 21–⁠521606
Nov 14atVanderbiltL 17–⁠211808
Nov 21vs.CharlotteW 58–⁠101202

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′4½″
Weight249 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan74⅛″W
40-yard dash4.80 s
10-yard split1.72 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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