Tight end, South Alabama, 2011–⁠14

Wes Saxton

Number
No. 13
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Hueytown, AL
Born
Aug 13, 1993, in Birmingham, Alabama

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Wes Saxton played tight end at South Alabama (2011–⁠14).

Career highs

10catches, career highat Texas State, 201395receiving yards, career highat Troy, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012South Alabama2633612.9130
2013South Alabama5063512.7037
2014South Alabama201557.8025
Career961,12611.7137

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012South Alabama13TE
2013South Alabama13TE
2014South Alabama13TE6′4″

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
2013South Alabama540.9975th (n=341)0.8153.57%
2014South Alabama270.16––4.35%

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

2014 South Alabama 8 games, 20 catches, 155 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 13vs.Mississippi StateL 3–⁠35630010
Sep 20vs.Georgia SouthernL 6–⁠28115015
Sep 27atIdahoW 34–⁠10318010
Oct 4atApp StateW 47–⁠21113013
Oct 18vs.Georgia StateW 30–⁠27231025
Oct 24vs.TroyW 27–⁠13214012
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaL 12–⁠37222016
Nov 28vs.NavyL 40–⁠4231207
2013 South Alabama 11 games, 50 catches, 635 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Southern UtahL 21–⁠221202
Sep 7atTulaneW 41–⁠39792026
Sep 14vs.Western KentuckyW 31–⁠24491037
Sep 28atTennesseeL 24–⁠31340020
Oct 5atTroyL 33–⁠34695034
Oct 19vs.Kent StateW 38–⁠21438011
Oct 26atTexas StateL 31–⁠331089023
Nov 2vs.Arkansas StateL 16–⁠17449017
Nov 16atNavyL 14–⁠42548018
Nov 23vs.UL MonroeW 36–⁠141303
Dec 7vs.LouisianaW 30–⁠8588036
2012 South Alabama 7 games, 26 catches, 336 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8vs.NichollsW 9–⁠3213011
Sep 15atNC StateL 7–⁠31472030
Nov 3vs.Florida InternationalL 20–⁠28692025
Nov 10atNorth TexasL 14–⁠24338017
Nov 17vs.Middle TennesseeL 12–⁠20111011
Nov 24atLouisianaL 30–⁠52783030
Dec 1atHawai’iL 7–⁠23327115

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 East–West Shrine Game (East team, won 19–⁠3).

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height6′3⅜″
Weight248 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.70 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.29 s
20-yard shuttle4.49 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFBirmingham Iron
2020XFLSt. Louis BattleHawks
2022–⁠23USFLNew Jersey Generals
2024UFLMemphis Showboats

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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