Receiver, Western Kentucky, 2014–⁠17

Nacarius Fant

Number
No. 1
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Hometown
Bowling Green, KY

Nacarius Fant played receiver at Western Kentucky (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 2017110receiving yards, career highat Illinois, 2017

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2015 and 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Western Kentucky133.003
2015Western Kentucky1315912.2030
2016Western Kentucky2940714.0261
2017Western Kentucky747049.5428
Career1171,27310.9661

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Western Kentucky1704370
2016Western Kentucky51060111722
2017Western Kentucky214013430
Career81270282522

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Western Kentucky1WR
2015Western Kentucky1WR
2016Western Kentucky1WR
2017Western Kentucky1WR5′9″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
2014Western Kentucky20.99––2.0–
2015Western Kentucky191.13––21.4–
2016Western Kentucky410.5048th (n=489)0.5220.78%
2017Western Kentucky1060.5353rd (n=507)0.5256.311%

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 13 games, 74 catches, 704 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Eastern KentuckyW 31–⁠174320––1
Sep 9atIllinoisL 7–⁠20101100––5
Sep 16vs.Louisiana TechL 22–⁠234250214–
Sep 23vs.Ball StateW 33–⁠213300––3
Oct 7atUTEPW 15–⁠143230–––
Oct 14vs.CharlotteW 45–⁠144261––2
Oct 20atOld DominionW 35–⁠313351–––
Oct 28vs.Florida AtlanticL 28–⁠421250––1
Nov 4atVanderbiltL 17–⁠319790––1
Nov 11atMarshallL 23–⁠305870–––
Nov 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 41–⁠38141011–––
Nov 24atFlorida InternationalL 17–⁠417611–––
Dec 16 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠277700–––
2016 Western Kentucky 9 games, 29 catches, 407 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.RiceW 46–⁠145441––2
Sep 10atAlabamaL 10–⁠38–––––2
Sep 17atMiami (OH)W 31–⁠24–––2252
Sep 24vs.VanderbiltL 30–⁠315951––1
Oct 1vs.Houston ChristianW 50–⁠33480––3
Oct 6atLouisiana TechL 52–⁠556910–––
Oct 15atMiddle TennesseeW 44–⁠435750224–
Oct 22vs.Old DominionW 59–⁠2433101571
Nov 5vs.Florida InternationalW 49–⁠212230–––
2015 Western Kentucky 11 games, 13 catches, 159 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10vs.Louisiana TechW 41–⁠381140–––
Sep 26vs.Miami (OH)W 56–⁠14140–––
Oct 3atRiceW 49–⁠103580–––
Oct 10vs.Middle TennesseeW 58–⁠28––––––
Oct 15atNorth TexasW 55–⁠284560–––
Oct 24atLSUL 20–⁠48260–––
Oct 31atOld DominionW 55–⁠30190–––
Nov 7vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠19––––––
Nov 27vs.MarshallW 49–⁠28–––––1
Dec 5vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠28–––––1
Dec 21 ✦vs.South FloridaW 45–⁠351120172
2014 Western Kentucky 2 games, 1 catch, 3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 13atMiddle TennesseeL 47–⁠50130–––
Nov 28atMarshallW 67–⁠66––––––

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

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