Receiver, Mississippi State (from UTEP), 2022–⁠24

Kelly Akharaiyi

Number
No. 1
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Irving, TX

Kelly Akharaiyi played receiver at UTEP (2022–⁠23) and Mississippi State (2024).

At a glance

Best season
1,033
Receiving yards, 2023 (UTEP, 3–⁠9)
Best game
223 yards
At Florida International, week 7, 2023: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

8catches, career highat Florida International, 2023223receiving yards, career highat Florida International, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Georgia, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022UTEP2127513.1168
2023UTEP481,03321.5780
2024Mississippi State2539115.6249
Career941,69918.11080

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022UTEP1WRSo.
2023UTEP1WRJr.
2024Mississippi State1WRSr.6′1″200

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
2022UTEP270.13––3.55%
2023UTEP601.5499th (n=681)0.8092.78%
2024Mississippi State271.25––33.84%

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

2024 Mississippi State 10 games, 25 catches, 391 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7atArizona StateL 23–⁠30118018–
Sep 14vs.ToledoL 17–⁠41432016–
Sep 21vs.FloridaL 28–⁠45356028–
Sep 28atTexasL 13–⁠35118018–
Oct 12atGeorgiaL 31–⁠41372235–
Oct 19vs.Texas A&ML 24–⁠34345022–
Oct 26vs.ArkansasL 25–⁠5831508–
Nov 2vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠20117017–
Nov 23vs.MissouriL 20–⁠39364049–
Nov 29atOle MissL 14–⁠26354036–
2023 UTEP 11 games, 48 catches, 1,033 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26atJacksonville StateL 14–⁠174102132–
Sep 2vs.Incarnate WordW 28–⁠141606–
Sep 9atNorthwesternL 7–⁠38553018–
Sep 23vs.UNLVL 28–⁠45492029–
Sep 29vs.Louisiana TechL 10–⁠243370167
Oct 11atFlorida InternationalW 27–⁠148223280–
Oct 18vs.New Mexico StateL 7–⁠281606–
Oct 25atSam HoustonW 37–⁠346126141–
Nov 4vs.Western KentuckyL 13–⁠215141162–
Nov 18atMiddle TennesseeL 30–⁠346138280–
Nov 25vs.LibertyL 28–⁠425109064–
2022 UTEP 9 games, 21 catches, 275 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.North TexasL 13–⁠31329015–
Sep 3atOklahomaL 13–⁠45436013−6
Sep 17atNew MexicoL 10–⁠27327023–
Oct 1atCharlotteW 41–⁠351606–
Oct 8atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠41118018–
Oct 29vs.Middle TennesseeL 13–⁠24322014–
Nov 3atRiceL 30–⁠37120020–
Nov 19vs.Florida InternationalW 40–⁠6399168–
Nov 26atUTSAL 31–⁠34218011–

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

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