Receiver, Western Kentucky, 2013–⁠17

Kylen Towner

Number
No. 8
Height
5′8″
Weight
175 lb
Hometown
Mobile, AL

Kylen Towner played receiver at Western Kentucky (2013–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
286
Receiving yards, 2017 (Western Kentucky, 6–⁠7)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in kickoff return average, 2016

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Charlotte, 2017111receiving yards, career highvs. Charlotte, 2017

Honors

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2015 and 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Western Kentucky111.003
2016Western Kentucky56913.8033
2017Western Kentucky1828615.9265
Career2435614.8265

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2014Western Kentucky2963517590
2015Western Kentucky32758114990
2016Western Kentucky341,04814621
2017Western Kentucky143170–––
Career1092,7583252201

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Western Kentucky1040000
2017Western Kentucky400000
Career1440000

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.PosHtWt
2013Western Kentucky8WR
2014Western Kentucky8WR
2015Western Kentucky8WR
2016Western Kentucky8WR
2017Western Kentucky8WR5′8″175

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
2014Western Kentucky8-0.15––-1.2–
2015Western Kentucky20.66––1.3–
2016Western Kentucky60.66––4.0–
2017Western Kentucky220.80––17.53%

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

2017 Western Kentucky 11 games, 18 catches, 286 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Eastern KentuckyW 31–⁠17130–––
Sep 9atIllinoisL 7–⁠20–––243–
Sep 16vs.Louisiana TechL 22–⁠23–––253–
Sep 23vs.Ball StateW 33–⁠21–––388–
Oct 7atUTEPW 15–⁠14160116–
Oct 14vs.CharlotteW 45–⁠1461111238–
Oct 20atOld DominionW 35–⁠312320–––
Oct 28vs.Florida AtlanticL 28–⁠422160237–
Nov 4atVanderbiltL 17–⁠31150–––
Nov 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 41–⁠3841051242–
Nov 24atFlorida InternationalL 17–⁠41180–––
2016 Western Kentucky 14 games, 38 returns, 1,110 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.RiceW 46–⁠1411703111–
Sep 10atAlabamaL 10–⁠38–––461–
Sep 17atMiami (OH)W 31–⁠24–––3146–
Sep 24vs.VanderbiltL 30–⁠31––––––
Oct 1vs.Houston ChristianW 50–⁠3190247–
Oct 6atLouisiana TechL 52–⁠55–––41671
Oct 15atMiddle TennesseeW 44–⁠43–––120–
Oct 22vs.Old DominionW 59–⁠242390347–
Oct 29atFlorida AtlanticW 52–⁠3–––1191
Nov 5vs.Florida InternationalW 49–⁠21–––3661
Nov 12vs.North TexasW 45–⁠7–––166–
Nov 26atMarshallW 60–⁠61401931
Dec 3vs.Louisiana TechW 58–⁠44–––7178–
Dec 20 ✦vs.MemphisW 51–⁠31–––127–
2015 Western Kentucky 13 games, 46 returns, 857 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atVanderbiltW 14–⁠12–––245–
Sep 10vs.Louisiana TechW 41–⁠38–––21323
Sep 26vs.Miami (OH)W 56–⁠14–––2412
Oct 3atRiceW 49–⁠10–––2411
Oct 10vs.Middle TennesseeW 58–⁠28–––3781
Oct 15atNorth TexasW 55–⁠28–––––2
Oct 24atLSUL 20–⁠48–––71251
Oct 31atOld DominionW 55–⁠30–––215–
Nov 7vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠19–––3821
Nov 21atFlorida InternationalW 63–⁠7–––1192
Nov 27vs.MarshallW 49–⁠28–––––1
Dec 5vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠28–––385–
Dec 21 ✦vs.South FloridaW 45–⁠35–––595–
2014 Western Kentucky 12 games, 36 returns, 694 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Bowling GreenW 59–⁠31–––3572
Sep 6atIllinoisL 34–⁠421101161
Sep 13atMiddle TennesseeL 47–⁠50–––3681
Oct 4vs.UABL 39–⁠42–––242–
Oct 18atFlorida AtlanticL 38–⁠45–––1161
Oct 25vs.Old DominionW 66–⁠51–––5186–
Nov 1atLouisiana TechL 10–⁠59–––113–
Nov 8vs.UTEPW 35–⁠27–––243–
Nov 15vs.ArmyW 52–⁠24–––496–
Nov 22vs.UTSAW 45–⁠7–––1262
Nov 28atMarshallW 67–⁠66–––672–
Dec 24 ✦vs.Central MichiganW 49–⁠48––––––

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

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