Receiver, North Texas (from Tarleton State), 2021–⁠23

Kaylon Horton

Number
No. 1
Height
5′9″
Weight
173 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Houston, TX

Kaylon Horton played receiver at Tarleton State (2021) and North Texas (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

97rushing yards, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Texas1213110.9151
2023North Texas6447.3113
Career181759.7251

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022North Texas276991
2023North Texas326720
Career591,3711

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022North Texas1WRJr.
2023North Texas1WRSr.5′9″173

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
2022North Texas270.37––10.04%
2023North Texas120.03––0.4–

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 North Texas 12 games, 32 returns, 672 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.CaliforniaL 21–⁠581110374
Sep 9atFlorida InternationalL 39–⁠4621207148
Sep 16atLouisiana TechW 40–⁠37–––16
Sep 30vs.Abilene ChristianW 45–⁠311120239
Oct 7atNavyL 24–⁠27–––244
Oct 14vs.TempleW 45–⁠141111––
Oct 21atTulaneL 28–⁠35–––113
Oct 28vs.MemphisL 42–⁠45–––5104
Nov 4vs.UTSAL 29–⁠37–––395
Nov 10atSMUL 21–⁠451−20116
Nov 18atTulsaW 35–⁠28–––476
Nov 25vs.UABW 45–⁠42–––357
2022 North Texas 13 games, 12 catches, 131 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.SMUL 10–⁠48–––240
Sep 10vs.Texas SouthernW 59–⁠27–––484
Sep 17atUNLVL 27–⁠58–––199
Sep 24atMemphisL 34–⁠4412404105
Oct 1vs.Florida AtlanticW 45–⁠28180236
Oct 15vs.Louisiana TechW 47–⁠27–––114
Oct 22atUTSAL 27–⁠31–––––
Oct 29atWestern KentuckyW 40–⁠133401241
Nov 5vs.Florida InternationalW 52–⁠141−30358
Nov 12atUABL 21–⁠41–––128
Nov 26vs.RiceW 21–⁠17140242
Dec 2atUTSAL 27–⁠483580135
Dec 17 ✦vs.Boise StateL 32–⁠352004117

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height5′9″
Weight165 lb
Arm length29⅛″
Hand size8⅝″
40-yard dash4.50 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press8 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

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

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