Receiver, Eastern Kentucky (from Bowling Green), 2017–21
Matthew Wilcox Jr.
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 179 lb
- Hometown
- Huber Heights, OH
Matthew Wilcox Jr. played receiver at Bowling Green (2017) and Eastern Kentucky (2019–21).
Career highs
7catches, career highat Louisville, 2021Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 1 | 33 |
| 2019 | Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | Eastern Kentucky | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 22 | 182 | 8.3 | 1 | 33 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 21 | 517 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Eastern Kentucky | 6 | 138 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Eastern Kentucky | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Career | 27 | 655 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. 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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 6 | WR | ||
| 2019 | Eastern Kentucky | 6 | WR | ||
| 2021 | Eastern Kentucky | 6 | WR | 5′10″ | 179 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 20 | 0.42 | – | – | 8.5 | 3% |
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
2021 Eastern Kentucky 1 game, 7 catches, 66 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Louisville | L 3–30 | 7 | 66 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
No box score in the source for Sep 4 at Western Carolina, so that game is not listed.
2020 Eastern Kentucky 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Marshall | L 0–59 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 26 at The Citadel; Oct 3 vs. Houston Christian; Oct 24 vs. Central Arkansas; Nov 7 vs. Stephen F. Austin; Nov 14 at Central Arkansas; Nov 21 vs. Western Carolina, so those games are not listed.
2019 Eastern Kentucky 1 game, 6 returns, 138 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | atLouisville | L 0–42 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 138 | – |
No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Valparaiso; Sep 14 at Indiana State; Sep 21 at Presbyterian; Sep 28 vs. Tennessee State; Oct 5 vs. UT Martin; Oct 19 at Murray State; Oct 26 at Eastern Illinois; Nov 2 vs. Austin Peay; Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri State; Nov 16 vs. Tennessee Tech; Nov 23 at Jacksonville State, so those games are not listed.
2017 Bowling Green 11 games, 14 catches, 106 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Michigan State | L 10–35 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at Northwestern | L 7–49 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 27 | – |
| Sep 23 | at Middle Tennessee | L 13–24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. Akron | L 23–34 | – | – | – | 1 | 34 | – |
| Oct 7 | at Miami (OH) | W 37–29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. Ohio | L 30–48 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 17–48 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Oct 31 | at Kent State | W 44–16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 120 | – |
| Nov 7 | at Buffalo | L 28–38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 90 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. Toledo | L 37–66 | – | – | – | 4 | 77 | – |
| Nov 21 | at Eastern Michigan | L 31–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 121 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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