Tight end, Kentucky, 2017–⁠21

Justin Rigg

Number
No. 83
Height
6′6″
Weight
263 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Springboro, OH
Born
Mar 13, 1998

Justin Rigg played tight end at Kentucky (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highvs. New Mexico State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Kentucky34013.3018
2018Kentucky44511.3029
2019Kentucky1112811.6031
2020Kentucky1214512.1136
2021Kentucky201899.4434
Career5054710.9536

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Kentucky83TEYr 1
2018Kentucky83TEYr 2
2019Kentucky83TEYr 3
2020Kentucky83TEYr 4
2021Kentucky83TESr. (Yr 5)6′6″263

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
2017Kentucky40.34––1.4–
2018Kentucky40.77––3.1–
2019Kentucky170.49––8.3–
2020Kentucky170.62––10.5–
2021Kentucky220.57––12.63%

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 11 games, 20 catches, 189 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.UL MonroeW 45–⁠101505–
Sep 11vs.MissouriW 35–⁠28128028–
Sep 18vs.ChattanoogaW 28–⁠2331808–
Oct 9vs.LSUW 42–⁠21134034–
Oct 16atGeorgiaL 13–⁠30424112–
Oct 30atMississippi StateL 17–⁠311404–
Nov 6vs.TennesseeL 42–⁠45320114–
Nov 13atVanderbiltW 34–⁠171707–
Nov 20vs.New Mexico StateW 56–⁠16234232–
Nov 27atLouisvilleW 52–⁠211404–
Jan 1 ✦vs.IowaW 20–⁠1721109–
2020 Kentucky 8 games, 12 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26atAuburnL 13–⁠291303–
Oct 3vs.Ole MissL 41–⁠42220014–
Oct 10vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠2112012–
Oct 17atTennesseeW 34–⁠71808–
Oct 31vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠142705–
Nov 14vs.VanderbiltW 38–⁠35115115–
Dec 5vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠18372036–
Jan 2 ✦vs.NC StateW 23–⁠211808–
2019 Kentucky 8 games, 11 catches, 128 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.ToledoW 38–⁠24––––0
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 38–⁠171909–
Sep 14vs.FloridaL 21–⁠29550023–
Sep 28atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠241505–
Oct 12vs.ArkansasW 24–⁠20243031–
Oct 19atGeorgiaL 0–⁠21–––––
Nov 9vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠171505–
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 37–⁠30116016–
2018 Kentucky 4 games, 4 catches, 45 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 15vs.Murray StateW 48–⁠101505–
Oct 27atMissouriW 15–⁠141707–
Nov 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 34–⁠23129029–
Nov 24atLouisvilleW 56–⁠101404–
2017 Kentucky 3 games, 3 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠131606–
Sep 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 24–⁠20–––––
Dec 29 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 23–⁠24234018–

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

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