Receiver, SMU (from Arizona State), 2019–⁠23

Jordan Kerley

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Austin, TX

Jordan Kerley played receiver at Arizona State (2019–⁠20) and SMU (2021–⁠23).

At a glance

Best season
588
Receiving yards, 2022 (SMU, 7–⁠6)
Best game
156 yards
At South Florida, week 11, 2022: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

7catches, career highat South Florida, 2022156receiving yards, career highat South Florida, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Prairie View A&M, 2023

Team titles: American champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Arizona State68113.5033
2021SMU1219716.4443
2022SMU3758815.9670
2023SMU1831917.7259
Career731,18516.21270

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Arizona State2230–––
2021SMU59307610
2022SMU–––420
Career7116011630

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Arizona State1WRYr 1
2020Arizona State1WRYr 2
2021SMU1WRYr 3
2022SMU1WRYr 4
2023SMU1WRSr. (Yr 5)6′2″196

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
2019Arizona State110.24––2.7–
2021SMU150.86––12.9–
2022SMU441.1092nd (n=683)0.7148.36%
2023SMU191.08––20.5–

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

2023 SMU 8 games, 18 catches, 319 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠14250–––
Sep 9atOklahomaL 11–⁠282140–––
Sep 16vs.Prairie View A&MW 69–⁠03832–––
Sep 23atTCUL 17–⁠341510–––
Sep 30vs.CharlotteW 34–⁠16110–––
Oct 12atEast CarolinaW 31–⁠103690–––
Oct 20atTempleW 55–⁠02470–––
Oct 28vs.TulsaW 69–⁠104490–––
2022 SMU 10 games, 37 catches, 588 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atNorth TexasW 48–⁠1041031––1
Sep 10vs.LamarW 45–⁠16180––2
Sep 17atMarylandL 27–⁠341220––1
Oct 14vs.NavyW 40–⁠343621–––
Oct 22vs.CincinnatiL 27–⁠293441–––
Nov 5vs.HoustonW 77–⁠633530–––
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 41–⁠2371561–––
Nov 17atTulaneL 24–⁠593140–––
Nov 26vs.MemphisW 34–⁠316761–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.BYUL 23–⁠246501–––
2021 SMU 8 games, 12 catches, 197 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.Abilene ChristianW 56–⁠91150––1
Sep 11vs.North TexasW 35–⁠121702491
Sep 18atLouisiana TechW 39–⁠3733913441
Sep 25atTCUW 42–⁠341261–––
Oct 2vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠172390––2
Oct 9atNavyW 31–⁠241221––2
Oct 30atHoustonL 37–⁠441431–––
Nov 6atMemphisL 25–⁠28260–––
2019 Arizona State 6 games, 6 catches, 81 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Kent StateW 30–⁠7––––––
Sep 6vs.Sacramento StateW 19–⁠7180–––
Sep 21vs.ColoradoL 31–⁠342590–––
Oct 12vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠34140–––
Nov 9vs.USCL 26–⁠31–––223–
Nov 23vs.OregonW 31–⁠282100–––

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

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