Receiver, Florida A&M (from Illinois), 2023–⁠25

Kenari Wilcher

Lettered 2023–⁠24 at Illinois (school media guide)

Number
No. 7
Height
6′0″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2025)
Sophomore
Hometown
Clewiston, FL

Kenari Wilcher played receiver at Illinois (2023–⁠24) and Florida A&M (2025).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Southern, 2025121receiving yards, career highvs. Albany State, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highat Alabama A&M, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Illinois45714.3047
2024Illinois4307.5011
2025Florida A&M3455216.2471
Career4263915.2471

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2023Illinois112580–––
2024Illinois122350–––
2025Florida A&M1847004250
Career4196304250

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
2023Illinois7WRYr 1
2024Illinois7WRYr 2
2025Florida A&M7WRSo. (Yr 3)6′0″185

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
2023Illinois41.00––4.0–
2024Illinois40.44––1.7–
2025Florida A&M (FCS)460.6176th (n=1040)0.4628.27%

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 Florida A&M 11 games, 34 catches, 552 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.HowardL 9–⁠102400246–
Sep 6atFlorida AtlanticL 14–⁠56190–––
Sep 13vs.Albany StateW 33–⁠2551211376–
Sep 27vs.Alabama StateL 14–⁠421505981
Oct 11vs.North Carolina CentralL 7–⁠45–––––1
Oct 18vs.Alcorn StateW 33–⁠285830––1
Oct 25atSouthernW 43–⁠356580233–
Nov 1vs.Jackson StateL 16–⁠413320275–
Nov 8atArkansas–Pine BluffW 31–⁠284560–––
Nov 15atAlabama A&MW 26–⁠2349122411
Nov 29atMississippi Valley StateL 31–⁠3535712101–

No box score in the source for Nov 22 vs. Bethune-Cookman, so that game is not listed.

2024 Illinois 9 games, 12 returns, 235 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Eastern IllinoisW 45–⁠02180–––
Sep 7vs.KansasW 23–⁠17–––120–
Sep 20atNebraskaW 31–⁠24–––359–
Oct 12vs.PurdueW 50–⁠49–––19–
Oct 26atOregonL 9–⁠38–––127–
Nov 2vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠252120–––
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠16–––246–
Nov 30vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠28–––358–
Dec 31 ✦vs.South CarolinaW 21–⁠17–––116–
2023 Illinois 6 games, 11 returns, 258 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 16vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠303510–––
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 23–⁠17160–––
Sep 30atPurdueL 19–⁠44–––243–
Oct 14atMarylandW 27–⁠24–––143–
Nov 11vs.IndianaW 48–⁠45–––354–
Nov 25vs.NorthwesternL 43–⁠45–––5118–

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

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