Tight end, Southern Illinois (from Eastern Michigan), 2015–⁠19

Nigel Kilby

Lettered 2016 at Eastern Michigan (school media guide)

Number: No. 82
Height: 6′7″
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN

Nigel Kilby played tight end at Eastern Michigan (2015–⁠16) and Southern Illinois (2018–⁠19).

6catches, career highat Western Michigan, 2016 92receiving yards, career highat Bowling Green, 2016

Receiving

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

437

7–⁠62–⁠97–⁠5

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2016	Eastern Michigan	34	437	12.9	4	64
2018	Southern Illinois	2	20	10.0	1	11
2019	Southern Illinois	5	60	12.0	1	18
Career		41	517	12.6	6	64

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2015	Eastern Michigan	82	TE
2016	Eastern Michigan	82	TE
2018	Southern Illinois	82	TE
2019	Southern Illinois	82	TE	6′7″

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
2016	Eastern Michigan	39	1.15	99th (n=489)	0.52	44.7	6%
2018	Southern Illinois (FCS)	2	1.91	–	–	3.8	–
2019	Southern Illinois (FCS)	7	0.76	–	–	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

2019 Southern Illinois 2 games, 5 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 7	atMassachusetts	W 45–⁠20	4	44	1	18
Sep 21	atArkansas State	L 28–⁠41	1	16	0	16

No box score in the source for Aug 29 at Southeast Missouri State; Sep 14 vs. UT Martin; Oct 5 at South Dakota State; Oct 12 vs. Illinois State; Oct 19 vs. Youngstown State; Oct 26 at South Dakota; Nov 2 at Indiana State; Nov 9 vs. Missouri State; Nov 16 at Western Illinois; Nov 23 vs. North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2018 Southern Illinois 1 game, 2 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 8	atOle Miss	L 41–⁠76	2	20	1	11

No box score in the source for Aug 30 at Murray State; Sep 15 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Sep 29 vs. South Dakota; Oct 6 at Youngstown State; Oct 13 at Illinois State; Oct 20 vs. Indiana State; Oct 27 at Missouri State; Nov 3 vs. Western Illinois; Nov 10 vs. South Dakota State; Nov 17 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2016 Eastern Michigan 9 games, 34 catches, 437 yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 2	vs.Mississippi Valley State	W 61–⁠14	4	67	1	34
Sep 17	atCharlotte	W 37–⁠19	2	13	1	8
Sep 23	vs.Wyoming	W 27–⁠24	4	84	0	32
Oct 1	atBowling Green	W 28–⁠25	5	92	1	64
Oct 8	vs.Toledo	L 20–⁠35	2	19	0	14
Oct 22	atWestern Michigan	L 31–⁠45	6	46	0	22
Oct 29	vs.Miami (OH)	L 15–⁠28	3	18	1	7
Nov 8	atBall State	W 48–⁠41	5	60	0	19
Nov 22	vs.Central Michigan	W 26–⁠21	3	38	0	14