Receiver, Wisconsin, 2016–19
Quintez Cephus
- Number
- No. 87
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Macon, GA
- Born
- Apr 1, 1998
Quintez Cephus played receiver at Wisconsin (2016–19). The Detroit Lions took Cephus in round 5, No. 166 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Oregon, 2019130receiving yards, career highvs. Central Michigan, 20192receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Central Michigan, 2019Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wisconsin | 87 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 87 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 87 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 87 | WR | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′1″ | 207 |
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 | Wisconsin | 9 | 0.76 | – | – | 6.8 | – |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 40 | 1.29 | 99th (n=507) | 0.52 | 51.7 | 6% |
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 87 | 0.80 | 84th (n=499) | 0.54 | 69.4 | 9% |
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 Wisconsin 14 games, 59 catches, 901 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | W 49–0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 61–0 | 6 | 130 | 2 | 46 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 35–14 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 24–15 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 48–0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 38–0 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 23–24 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 7–38 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 24–22 | 5 | 94 | 1 | 52 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 37–21 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 45–24 | 5 | 79 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 38–17 | 5 | 114 | 1 | 47 | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 21–34 | 7 | 122 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 27–28 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 12 | – |
2017 Wisconsin 10 games, 30 catches, 501 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 59–10 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 31–14 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 40–6 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 16 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 33–24 | 4 | 99 | 0 | 61 | −3 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 38–17 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 31 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 17–9 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 41 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 38–13 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 24–10 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 45–17 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 38–14 | – | – | – | – | – |
2016 Wisconsin 6 games, 4 catches, 94 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 54–10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 17–9 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 57 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 49–20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 31–17 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | L 31–38 | – | – | – | – | −3 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 24–16 | – | – | – | – | 34 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 | Combine or pro day 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ | |
| Weight | 202 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 77″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.73 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.20 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 20 | 349 | 2 |
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 15 | 204 | 2 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL career | 20 | 37 | 568 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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