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

Best season
901
Receiving yards, 2019 (Wisconsin, 10–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 166
Round 5, 2020 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Oregon, 2019130receiving yards, career highvs. Central Michigan, 20192receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Central Michigan, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Wisconsin49423.5057
2017Wisconsin3050116.7661
2019Wisconsin5990115.3752
Career931,49616.11361

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Wisconsin87WRYr 1
2017Wisconsin87WRYr 2
2018Wisconsin87WRYr 3
2019Wisconsin87WRJr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Wisconsin90.76––6.8–
2017Wisconsin401.2999th (n=507)0.5251.76%
2019Wisconsin870.8084th (n=499)0.5469.49%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠0339017–
Sep 7vs.Central MichiganW 61–⁠06130246–
Sep 21vs.MichiganW 35–⁠14236026–
Sep 28vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠15330019–
Oct 5vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠0328013–
Oct 12vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠0228119–
Oct 19atIllinoisL 23–⁠24562028–
Oct 26atOhio StateL 7–⁠38357035–
Nov 9vs.IowaW 24–⁠22594152–
Nov 16atNebraskaW 37–⁠21323012–
Nov 23vs.PurdueW 45–⁠24579129–
Nov 30atMinnesotaW 38–⁠175114147–
Dec 7vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠347122027–
Jan 1 ✦vs.OregonL 27–⁠28759112–
2017 Wisconsin 10 games, 30 catches, 501 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Utah StateW 59–⁠10333121–
Sep 9vs.Florida AtlanticW 31–⁠14247034–
Sep 16atBYUW 40–⁠6554216–
Sep 30vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠24499061−3
Oct 7atNebraskaW 38–⁠17468131–
Oct 14vs.PurdueW 17–⁠95100141–
Oct 21vs.MarylandW 38–⁠132450302
Oct 28atIllinoisW 24–⁠103310136
Nov 4atIndianaW 45–⁠17224116–
Nov 11vs.IowaW 38–⁠14–––––
2016 Wisconsin 6 games, 4 catches, 94 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.AkronW 54–⁠10110010–
Oct 22atIowaW 17–⁠9157057–
Nov 19atPurdueW 49–⁠20150510
Nov 26vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠17122022–
Dec 3vs.Penn StateL 31–⁠38––––−3
Jan 2 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 24–⁠16––––34

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020Combine or pro day 2020
Height6′0⅞″
Weight202 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan77″W
40-yard dash4.73 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Detroit Lions12203492
2021Detroit Lions5152042
2022Detroit Lions32150
NFL career20375684

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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