Quarterback, Iowa State, 2015–⁠18

Kyle Kempt

Lettered 2017–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number: No. 17
Height: 6′5″
Weight: 224 lb
Class (2018): Senior
Hometown: Massillon, OH

Kyle Kempt played quarterback at Iowa State (2015–⁠18).

343passing yards, career highat Oklahoma, 2017 3touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Texas Tech, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

1,787

160

3–⁠98–⁠58–⁠5

Season	Team	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int
2016	Iowa State	2	2	100.0	15	7.5	0	0
2017	Iowa State	161	243	66.3	1,787	7.4	15	3
2018	Iowa State	21	31	67.7	160	5.2	0	1
Career		184	276	66.7	1,962	7.1	15	4

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
2016	Iowa State	1	7	7.0	7
2017	Iowa State	31	−5	−0.2	27
2018	Iowa State	5	−45	−9.0	0
Career		37	−43	−1.2	27

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2015	Iowa State	17	QB	Fr.
2016	Iowa State	17	QB	So.
2017	Iowa State	17	QB	Jr.
2018	Iowa State	17	QB	Sr.	6′5″	224

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. pass
2016	Iowa State	3	1.10	–	–	3.3	–	–
2017	Iowa State	274	0.38	86th (n=160)	0.25	102.9	48%	0.48
2018	Iowa State	35	-0.14	–	–	-4.9	19%	–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Iowa State 4 games, 160 passing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	Int	Rush
Sep 8	atIowa	L 3–⁠13	15	21	126	0	−25
Nov 3	atKansas	W 27–⁠3	1	1	10	0	–
Nov 17	atTexas	L 10–⁠24	3	6	18	0	−20
Dec 1	vs.Drake	W 27–⁠24	2	3	6	1	–

2017 Iowa State 8 games, 1,787 passing yards, 15 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Oct 7	atOklahoma	W 38–⁠31	18	24	343	3	0	0
Oct 14	vs.Kansas	W 45–⁠0	13	20	122	1	0	−7
Oct 21	atTexas Tech	W 31–⁠13	22	32	192	3	1	32
Oct 28	vs.TCU	W 14–⁠7	21	35	202	2	1	−14
Nov 4	atWest Virginia	L 16–⁠20	27	40	249	1	1	−14
Nov 11	vs.Oklahoma State	L 42–⁠49	12	18	101	1	0	−1
Nov 25	atKansas State	L 19–⁠20	24	36	264	2	0	11
Dec 30 ✦	atMemphis	W 21–⁠20	24	38	314	2	0	−12

2016 Iowa State 1 game, 15 passing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 24	vs.San José State	W 44–⁠10	2	2	15	0	0	7

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

Before the draft

Drill	Pro day 2019
Height	6′4¼″
Weight	225 lb
Arm length	32⅜″
Hand size	9⅜″
40-yard dash	4.91 s
Vertical jump	27″
Broad jump	9′5″
3-cone drill	7.26 s
20-yard shuttle	4.51 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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