Receiver, Prairie View A&M (from Kansas, Abilene Christian), 2020–⁠25

Tristan Golightly

Number
No. 85
Height
6′4″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Mesquite, TX

Tristan Golightly played receiver at Kansas (2020–⁠21), Abilene Christian (2022–⁠23) and Prairie View A&M (2025).

Career highs

7catches, career highat Tarleton State, 2022117receiving yards, career highat Tarleton State, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat Sam Houston, 2022

Team titles: WAC champions, 2022; SWAC champions, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kansas22211.0013
2021Kansas199.009
2022Abilene Christian4063615.9472
2023Abilene Christian2026413.2130
Career6393114.8572

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Kansas440000
2021Kansas210000
Career650000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Kansas85WRYr 1
2021Kansas85WRYr 2
2022Abilene Christian85WRYr 3
2023Abilene Christian85WRYr 4
2025Prairie View A&M85WRSr. (Yr 6)6′4″205

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
2020Kansas30.84––2.5–
2021Kansas3-0.21––-0.6–
2022Abilene Christian (FCS)710.5935th (n=683)0.7142.19%
2023Abilene Christian (FCS)181.16––20.8–

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

2023 Abilene Christian 10 games, 20 catches, 264 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Northern ColoradoW 31–⁠11229022–
Sep 9atPrairie View A&MW 45–⁠1621307–
Sep 16vs.Incarnate WordL 20–⁠273360190
Sep 23atCentral ArkansasL 17–⁠52110010–
Sep 30atNorth TexasL 31–⁠45128028–
Oct 14vs.North AlabamaW 30–⁠13363130–
Oct 21atStephen F. AustinW 34–⁠27222019–
Oct 28atSouthern UtahL 14–⁠522908–
Nov 11vs.Tarleton StateL 30–⁠312200123
Nov 18atTexas A&ML 10–⁠38234026–
2022 Abilene Christian 11 games, 40 catches, 636 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.LamarW 28–⁠14343027–
Sep 10vs.Prairie View A&MW 21–⁠13363043–
Sep 17atMissouriL 17–⁠34350023–
Sep 24vs.Western New MexicoW 34–⁠7113013–
Oct 1atUtah TechW 26–⁠10467032–
Oct 8atStephen F. AustinL 38–⁠414761309
Oct 15vs.Southern UtahW 21–⁠18245038–
Oct 29atNorth DakotaL 31–⁠345821328
Nov 5atTarleton StateW 28–⁠237117072–
Nov 12atSam HoustonW 45–⁠28436211–
Nov 19vs.Stephen F. AustinL 21–⁠244440180
2021 Kansas 3 games, 1 catch, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 16vs.Texas TechL 14–⁠411909–
Nov 6vs.Kansas StateL 10–⁠35–––––
Nov 20atTCUL 28–⁠31–––––
2020 Kansas 4 games, 2 catches, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26atBaylorL 14–⁠47–––––
Oct 17atWest VirginiaL 17–⁠38–––––
Nov 7atOklahomaL 9–⁠621909–
Dec 5atTexas TechL 13–⁠16113013–

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

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