Receiver, Murray State (from Eastern Kentucky), 2025–⁠26

Kyle Vaka

Number
No. 0
Height
6′0″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Johns Creek, GA

Kyle Vaka plays receiver for Murray State, after Eastern Kentucky (2025). Last time out, against South Dakota: 1 catch, 9 yards.

2026 so far

8 catches, 66 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 9 yards vs. South Dakota, L 20–⁠48

Next game: at South Dakota State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 32EIU
  2. 7@MTSU
  3. -1@OKST
  4. 19@UND
  5. 9SDAK

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Eastern Kentucky88010.0018
2026Murray State8668.3018
Career161469.1018

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Eastern Kentucky0WRSo.
2026Murray State0WRJr.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
2025Eastern Kentucky (FCS)170.23––3.8–
2026Murray State (FCS)170.11––1.8–

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

2026 Murray State 5 games, 8 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 27vs.Eastern IllinoisL 14–⁠28232018
Sep 5atMiddle TennesseeL 14–⁠381707
Sep 19atOklahoma StateL 0–⁠592−103
Oct 3atNorth DakotaL 28–⁠55219012
Oct 17vs.South DakotaL 20–⁠481909
2025 Eastern Kentucky 8 games, 8 catches, 80 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.Houston ChristianW 20–⁠101505
Sep 13atMarshallL 7–⁠38111011
Oct 11vs.Austin PeayW 34–⁠201808
Oct 18atNorth AlabamaL 14–⁠351505
Oct 25vs.Tarleton StateL 7–⁠31118018
Nov 1atCentral ArkansasW 34–⁠13111011
Nov 8vs.Southern UtahL 17–⁠271606
Nov 15vs.Abilene ChristianL 10–⁠17116016

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

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