Receiver, Rice (from West Virginia), 2018–22
Isaiah Esdale
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 201 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Elkton, MD
Isaiah Esdale played receiver at West Virginia (2018–21) and Rice (2022).
Career highs
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| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | West Virginia | 15 | 171 | 11.4 | 1 | 36 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 12 | 115 | 9.6 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 29 | 362 | 12.5 | 1 | 55 |
| 2022 | Rice | 42 | 544 | 13.0 | 2 | 39 |
| Career | 98 | 1,192 | 12.2 | 4 | 55 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | West Virginia | – | – | – | 13 | 57 | 0 |
| 2022 | Rice | 1 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 1 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 57 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | West Virginia | 6 | WR | RS | ||
| 2019 | West Virginia | 6 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2020 | West Virginia | 6 | WR | So. | ||
| 2021 | West Virginia | 6 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Rice | 6 | WR | Sr. | 6′0″ | 201 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | West Virginia | 26 | 0.33 | – | – | 8.5 | 5% |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 13 | 0.80 | – | – | 10.4 | – |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 33 | 0.90 | 80th (n=410) | 0.67 | 29.8 | 5% |
| 2022 | Rice | 56 | 0.68 | 45th (n=683) | 0.71 | 38.0 | 8% |
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
2022 Rice 11 games, 42 catches, 544 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 14–66 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 52–10 | 4 | 53 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 33–21 | 4 | 64 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 27–34 | 5 | 64 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 28–24 | 2 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 23–56 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 37–30 | 5 | 58 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 10–45 | 3 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 7–41 | 5 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 17–21 | 5 | 69 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 24–38 | 3 | 83 | 2 | – | – | – |
2021 West Virginia 10 games, 29 catches, 362 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 24–30 | 3 | 36 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 66–0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 27–21 | 4 | 46 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 13–16 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 20–23 | 6 | 113 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 20–45 | 5 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | W 29–17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 38–31 | 6 | 61 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 31–23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 34–28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 West Virginia 3 games, 12 catches, 115 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | L 27–34 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 13–17 | 6 | 60 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | at | L 6–42 | 5 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 West Virginia 7 games, 15 catches, 171 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at | W 29–24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 14–52 | 1 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | at | L 14–17 | 3 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 17–38 | 2 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 24–20 | 5 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 13–20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 20–17 | 2 | 39 | 1 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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