Receiver, TCU, 2015–⁠18

KaVontae Turpin

Number
No. 25
Height
5′9″
Weight
157 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Monroe, LA
Born
Aug 2, 1996

KaVontae Turpin played receiver at TCU (2015–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
649
Receiving yards, 2015 (TCU, 11–⁠2)
Best game
138 yards
Vs. Texas, week 5, 2015: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

7catches, career highfive times; last vs. SMU, 2017138receiving yards, career highvs. Texas, 20154receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Texas, 2015

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015TCU4564914.4886
2016TCU302959.8157
2017TCU413949.6140
2018TCU2434814.5242
Career1401,68612.01286

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015TCU277290181811
2016TCU174820101251
2017TCU154621162601
2018TCU10187081501
Career691,8601527164

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015TCU201165.8017
2016TCU9849.3033
2017TCU11867.8239
2018TCU4328.0018
Career443187.2239

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015TCU25WRFr.
2016TCU25WRSo.
2017TCU25WRJr.
2018TCU25WRSr.5′9″157

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
2015TCU820.4944th (n=465)0.5340.58%
2016TCU490.3219th (n=489)0.5215.78%
2017TCU630.5251st (n=507)0.5232.97%
2018TCU450.5756th (n=497)0.5325.59%

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

2018 TCU 7 games, 24 catches, 348 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.SouthernW 55–⁠74470––4
Sep 7atSMUW 42–⁠124641––3
Sep 15vs.Ohio StateL 28–⁠404140456–
Sep 22atTexasL 16–⁠313680383–
Sep 29vs.Iowa StateW 17–⁠143350–––
Oct 11vs.Texas TechL 14–⁠17612013481
Oct 20vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠52––––––
2017 TCU 14 games, 41 catches, 394 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Jackson StateW 63–⁠0–––––1
Sep 9atArkansasW 28–⁠753002601
Sep 16vs.SMUW 56–⁠367881125–
Sep 23atOklahoma StateW 44–⁠3122102541
Oct 7vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠242001411
Oct 14atKansas StateW 26–⁠65700––2
Oct 21vs.KansasW 43–⁠02270––3
Oct 28atIowa StateL 7–⁠14–––3135–
Nov 4vs.TexasW 24–⁠74280––3
Nov 11atOklahomaL 20–⁠384590156–
Nov 18atTexas TechW 27–⁠31200–––
Nov 24vs.BaylorW 45–⁠22–––2372
Dec 2vs.OklahomaL 17–⁠416390––1
Dec 28 ✦vs.StanfordW 39–⁠3731203541
2016 TCU 8 games, 30 catches, 295 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.South Dakota StateW 59–⁠417620––2
Sep 10vs.ArkansasL 38–⁠417126041362
Sep 17vs.Iowa StateW 41–⁠20280128–
Oct 29vs.Texas TechL 24–⁠274390128–
Nov 5atBaylorW 62–⁠226490399–
Nov 19vs.Oklahoma StateL 6–⁠3131212262
Dec 3vs.Kansas StateL 6–⁠301−102394
Dec 30 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 23–⁠31–––4126–
2015 TCU 13 games, 45 catches, 649 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atMinnesotaW 23–⁠17230––3
Sep 12vs.Stephen F. AustinW 70–⁠73161––3
Sep 19vs.SMUW 56–⁠37279141051
Sep 26atTexas TechW 55–⁠521903941
Oct 3vs.TexasW 50–⁠7613841262
Oct 10atKansas StateW 52–⁠4535705122–
Oct 17atIowa StateW 45–⁠211110160–
Oct 29vs.West VirginiaW 40–⁠1074201281
Nov 7atOklahoma StateL 29–⁠497107051283
Nov 14vs.KansasW 23–⁠1742101194
Nov 21atOklahomaL 29–⁠301861486–
Nov 27vs.BaylorW 28–⁠213151261–
Jan 2 ✦vs.OregonW 47–⁠415650–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′8⅞″
Weight158 lb
Arm length29⅝″
Hand size7¾″
Wingspan71¼″W
40-yard dash4.50 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press2 reps
3-cone drill6.65 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 71 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Dallas Cowboys17190
2023Dallas Cowboys16121273
2024Dallas Cowboys17314202
2025Dallas Cowboys15263962
2026 (so far)Dallas Cowboys64390
NFL career71749917

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

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