Receiver, Central Michigan (from Virginia Tech), 2017–⁠21

Kalil Pimpleton

Number
No. 88
Height
5′9″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Muskegon, MI
Born
Dec 9, 1998

Kalil Pimpleton played receiver at Virginia Tech (2017) and Central Michigan (2019–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
960
Receiving yards, 2021 (Central Michigan, 9–⁠4)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in punt return average, 2021

Career highs

108rushing yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Western Michigan, 202011catches, career highat Miami, 2019144receiving yards, career highat Ball State, 2021

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Central Michigan8289410.9680
2020Central Michigan2425710.7250
2021Central Michigan6296015.5472
Career1682,11112.61280

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Central Michigan–––242080
2020Central Michigan22608550
2021Central Michigan–––152902
Career2260475532

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Virginia Tech144.004
2019Central Michigan78111.6032
2020Central Michigan151097.3365
2021Central Michigan16845.3220
Career392787.1565

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
2017Virginia Tech88WRYr 1
2019Central Michigan88WRYr 3
2020Central Michigan88WRYr 4
2021Central Michigan88WRJr. (Yr 5)5′9″175

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
2017Virginia Tech1-0.15––-0.2–
2019Central Michigan1250.4942nd (n=499)0.5461.912%
2020Central Michigan600.3927th (n=346)0.5523.214%
2021Central Michigan930.5229th (n=410)0.6747.911%

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 Central Michigan 13 games, 62 catches, 960 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4atMissouriL 24–⁠344380––1
Sep 11vs.Robert MorrisW 45–⁠02270––4
Sep 18atLSUL 21–⁠493350–––
Sep 25vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠2781170––3
Oct 2atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠284480–––
Oct 9atOhioW 30–⁠275781–––
Oct 16vs.ToledoW 26–⁠2361030–––
Oct 23vs.Northern IllinoisL 38–⁠3961301–––
Nov 3atWestern MichiganW 42–⁠3051151––3
Nov 10vs.Kent StateW 54–⁠304560–––
Nov 17atBall StateW 37–⁠1771441–––
Nov 26vs.Eastern MichiganW 31–⁠104380––1
Dec 31 ✦vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠214310––3
2020 Central Michigan 6 games, 24 catches, 257 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Nov 4vs.OhioW 30–⁠275651–––
Nov 11atNorthern IllinoisW 40–⁠1021201281
Nov 18vs.Western MichiganL 44–⁠523420––2
Nov 27atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠234360–––
Dec 5vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠4576611−21
Dec 12atToledoL 23–⁠243360––4
2019 Central Michigan 14 games, 82 catches, 894 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.UAlbanyW 38–⁠218401––2
Sep 7atWisconsinL 0–⁠613180–––
Sep 14vs.AkronW 45–⁠2471161––2
Sep 21atMiamiL 12–⁠1711730––3
Sep 28atWestern MichiganL 15–⁠316510––3
Oct 5vs.Eastern MichiganW 42–⁠1651121––1
Oct 12vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠286591––3
Oct 19atBowling GreenW 38–⁠204520––1
Oct 26atBuffaloL 20–⁠437821–––
Nov 2vs.Northern IllinoisW 48–⁠105501––2
Nov 16atBall StateW 45–⁠447850––1
Nov 29vs.ToledoW 49–⁠74330––2
Dec 7vs.Miami (OH)L 21–⁠266520––2
Dec 21 ✦vs.San Diego StateL 11–⁠483710––2
2017 Virginia Tech 1 game, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 21vs.North CarolinaW 59–⁠7––––––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height5′7⅝″
Weight172 lb
Arm length28⅞″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan69⅝″
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.93 s
20-yard shuttle4.04 s

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

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