Receiver, Houston, 2013–⁠17

Linell Bonner

Number
No. 15
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Hometown
Houston, TX

Linell Bonner played receiver at Houston (2013–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
1,118
Receiving yards, 2016 (Houston, 9–⁠4)
Best game
235 yards
At Memphis, week 13, 2016: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

17catches, career highat Memphis, 2016235receiving yards, career highat Memphis, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Navy, 2015

Team titles: American champions, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Houston2531712.7537
2016Houston981,11811.4355
2017Houston8088911.1562
Career2032,32411.41362

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Houston15WR
2014Houston15WR
2015Houston15WR
2016Houston15WR
2017Houston15WR6′0″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
2015Houston350.6468th (n=465)0.5322.35%
2016Houston1350.5858th (n=489)0.5279.013%
2017Houston960.6266th (n=507)0.5259.312%

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 Houston 11 games, 80 catches, 889 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9atArizonaW 19–⁠16959122–
Sep 16vs.RiceW 38–⁠310132032–
Sep 23vs.Texas TechL 24–⁠27766121–
Sep 30atTempleW 20–⁠13643111–
Oct 14atTulsaL 17–⁠45544017–
Oct 19vs.MemphisL 38–⁠428121024–
Oct 28atSouth FloridaW 28–⁠24640023–
Nov 4vs.East CarolinaW 52–⁠277147162–
Nov 18atTulaneL 17–⁠207100023–
Nov 24vs.NavyW 24–⁠14898032–
Dec 24 ✦vs.Fresno StateL 27–⁠33739118−2
2016 Houston 12 games, 98 catches, 1,118 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.OklahomaW 33–⁠23463019–
Sep 10vs.LamarW 42–⁠0346021–
Sep 15atCincinnatiW 40–⁠168119026–
Sep 24atTexas StateW 64–⁠3652124−5
Sep 29vs.UConnW 42–⁠141215913712
Oct 8atNavyL 40–⁠469117030–
Oct 15vs.TulsaW 38–⁠311397014–
Oct 22atSMUL 16–⁠38424013–
Nov 12vs.TulaneW 30–⁠18997022–
Nov 17vs.LouisvilleW 36–⁠10867020–
Nov 25atMemphisL 44–⁠4817235155−1
Dec 17 ✦vs.San Diego StateL 10–⁠34542020–
2015 Houston 9 games, 25 catches, 317 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Tennessee TechW 52–⁠24218011–
Sep 12atLouisvilleW 34–⁠31235122–
Oct 24atUCFW 59–⁠10571137–
Nov 7vs.CincinnatiW 33–⁠30215010–
Nov 14vs.MemphisW 35–⁠34565130–
Nov 21atUConnL 17–⁠20110010–
Nov 27vs.NavyW 52–⁠31792229–
Dec 5vs.TempleW 24–⁠13–––––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Florida StateW 38–⁠24111011–

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

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