Receiver, SMU, 2022–⁠25

Keaton Cheves

Number
No. 39
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Keaton Cheves played receiver at SMU (2022–⁠25).

Team titles: American champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023SMU133.003
2025SMU144.004
Career273.504

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022SMU39WRRS
2023SMU39WRFr.
2024SMU39WRSo.
2025SMU39WRJr.5′11″190

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
2023SMU1-0.19––-0.2–
2025SMU1-0.07––-0.1–

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

2025 SMU 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 22vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠61404
2023 SMU 1 game, 1 catch, 3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 16vs.Prairie View A&MW 69–⁠01303

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

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