Receiver, Kentucky, 2017–⁠21

Josh Ali

Lettered 2017–⁠20 (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′0″
Weight
193 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Hollywood, FL
Born
Mar 3, 1999

Josh Ali played receiver at Kentucky (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

9catches, career highat Auburn, 2020164receiving yards, career highvs. New Mexico State, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highvs. New Mexico State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Kentucky3258.3014
2018Kentucky1011511.5132
2019Kentucky2323310.1325
2020Kentucky524779.2133
2021Kentucky4160114.7362
Career1291,45111.2862

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2019Kentucky14880
2020Kentucky6620
2021Kentucky91331
Career292831

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Kentucky6WRYr 1
2018Kentucky6WRYr 2
2019Kentucky6WRYr 3
2020Kentucky6WRYr 4
2021Kentucky6WRSr. (Yr 5)6′0″193

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
2017Kentucky40.10––0.4–
2018Kentucky120.88––10.6–
2019Kentucky480.145th (n=499)0.546.76%
2020Kentucky770.126th (n=346)0.559.211%
2021Kentucky590.7257th (n=410)0.6742.79%

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

2021 Kentucky 10 games, 41 catches, 601 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 4vs.UL MonroeW 45–⁠1051361–
Sep 11vs.MissouriW 35–⁠282300–
Sep 18vs.ChattanoogaW 28–⁠235530–
Sep 25atSouth CarolinaW 16–⁠104140–
Oct 2vs.FloridaW 20–⁠1311501
Oct 30atMississippi StateL 17–⁠312901
Nov 6vs.TennesseeL 42–⁠457740–
Nov 13atVanderbiltW 34–⁠1745802
Nov 20vs.New Mexico StateW 56–⁠16716424
Nov 27atLouisvilleW 52–⁠2144801
2020 Kentucky 11 games, 52 catches, 477 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 26atAuburnL 13–⁠2999801
Oct 3vs.Ole MissL 41–⁠4278801
Oct 10vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠22220–
Oct 17atTennesseeW 34–⁠743801
Oct 24atMissouriL 10–⁠203441–
Oct 31vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠145350–
Nov 14vs.VanderbiltW 38–⁠3531502
Nov 21atAlabamaL 3–⁠634520–
Nov 28atFloridaL 10–⁠346320–
Dec 5vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠185350–
Jan 2 ✦vs.NC StateW 23–⁠2141801
2019 Kentucky 13 games, 23 catches, 233 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 31vs.ToledoW 38–⁠241211
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 38–⁠171110–
Sep 14vs.FloridaL 21–⁠292280–
Sep 21atMississippi StateL 13–⁠285610–
Sep 28atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠2431801
Oct 12vs.ArkansasW 24–⁠2021302
Oct 19atGeorgiaL 0–⁠21–––2
Oct 26vs.MissouriW 29–⁠71903
Nov 9vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠1711201
Nov 16atVanderbiltW 38–⁠143271–
Nov 23vs.UT MartinW 50–⁠7–––1
Nov 30vs.LouisvilleW 45–⁠13–––2
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 37–⁠3045211
2018 Kentucky 8 games, 10 catches, 115 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 1vs.Central MichiganW 35–⁠201140–
Sep 8atFloridaW 27–⁠16––––
Sep 15vs.Murray StateW 48–⁠10110–
Sep 22vs.Mississippi StateW 28–⁠7160–
Sep 29vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠10180–
Oct 6atTexas A&ML 14–⁠20150–
Oct 27atMissouriW 15–⁠142220–
Nov 24atLouisvilleW 56–⁠103591–
2017 Kentucky 3 games, 3 catches, 25 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Oct 21atMississippi StateL 7–⁠45160–
Nov 4vs.Ole MissL 34–⁠371140–
Dec 29 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 23–⁠24150–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height5′11⅜″
Weight191 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size8⅜″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Atlanta Falcons1000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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