Alex Chisum

WR · Cincinnati 2015 · #80

Last confirmed: Cincinnati, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · Fayetteville, GA · Sandy Creek

Alex Chisum: WR · Cincinnati · #80.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jordan AkinsUCF · 2016 · 99% season match
Maurice WaysCalifornia · 2018 · 94% season match
Jared CrumpWake Forest · 2014 · 84% season match
Boone NiederhoferTexas A&M · 2014 · 84% season match
Cameron DickersonNorthwestern · 2014 · 84% season match

Alex Chisum

WR · Cincinnati · #80

Moves the chains on third down. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Cincinnati. One game to point at: 77 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Memphis — Week 4, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Cincinnati in the news

$1M Sorsby lawsuit pendingFront Office Sports Oct 22

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Cincinnati	38	475	12.5	1
2014	Cincinnati	22	242	11.0	2
Career		60	717	11.9	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 52-10vs Alabama A&M	4	55	13.8	1	28
Wk 2	L 26-34vs Temple	7	60	8.6	0	14
Wk 3	W 37-33@ Miami (OH)	2	20	10.0	0	12
Wk 4	L 46-53@ Memphis	5	77	15.4	0	20	Season-high 77 yds
Wk 5	W 34-23vs Miami	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 7	L 24-38@ BYU	2	45	22.5	0	25
Wk 8	W 37-13vs UConn	2	5	2.5	0	3
Wk 10	L 30-33@ No. 18 Houston	2	60	30.0	0	45
Wk 11	W 49-38vs Tulsa	2	35	17.5	0	31
Wk 12	L 27-65@ South Florida	6	63	10.5	0	36
Wk 13	W 19-16@ East Carolina	1	6	6.0	0	6
Bowl	L 7-42vs San Diego State	4	38	9.5	0	19
Total		38	475	12.5	1	45

Signature game

Week 1 · 2015

W 52-10

vs Alabama A&M

4 rec · 55 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 42-point win at home against Alabama A&M.

With G. Kiel — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.5 · C. Moore — 2 rec · 41 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Tulsa · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.40Gunner Kiel pass complete to Alex Chisum for 31 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 10 · Houston · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.85Gunner Kiel pass complete to Alex Chisum for 45 yds to the Houst 27 for a
Week 1 · Alabama A&M · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Hayden Moore pass complete to Alex Chisum for 28 yds for a TD, (Andrew Gantz KICK)
Week 12 · South Florida · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Hayden Moore pass complete to Alex Chisum for 36 yds to the SFla 2 for a
Week 1 · San Diego State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.16Hayden Moore pass complete to Alex Chisum for 19 yds to the Cincy 40 for a
Week 2 · Temple · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.86Gunner Kiel pass complete to Alex Chisum for 14 yds to the Temp 37 for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · South Florida · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.82Hayden Moore pass complete to Alex Chisum for 7 yds to the SFla 36 for a
Week 7 · BYU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.52Hayden Moore pass complete to Alex Chisum for 20 yds to the BYU 39 for a
Week 4 · Memphis · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.47Hayden Moore pass complete to Alex Chisum for 19 yds to the Memph 40 for a
Week 2 · Temple · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.37Gunner Kiel pass complete to Alex Chisum for 10 yds to the Cincy 40 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Tommy Tuberville — 16-10 over that span.

2014Cincinnati9-4HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced

2015Cincinnati7-6HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#302 / 684 · 56th pct

12.1%

Yards / catch#316 / 684 · 54th pct

12.5

Catch rate#383 / 684 · 44th pct

65.5%

EPA / target#452 / 684 · 34th pct

0.38

TD rate#540 / 684 · 21st pct

1.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#197 / 521 · 62nd pct

Rec yards#234 / 521 · 55th pct

475

Yards / catch#290 / 521 · 44th pct

12.5

Long catch#287 / 521 · 44th pct

Rec TDs#364 / 521 · 21st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

78th → 34th percentile

Explosive rate

23rd → 56th percentile

Catch rate

44th → 44th percentile

TD rate

66th → 21st percentile

Yards / catch

38th → 54th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.2	33.2	10.7	0.2
Road6g	3.0	45.2	15.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.6	43.7	13.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	33.8	13.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Tommy Tuberville

Pass share

52.0%

547 pass / 505 run

Plays / game

80.9

13 games

Team sack rate

4.4%

592 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

38 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Alex Chisum

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Cincinnati in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

38 catches in 12 games

Five seasons at Cincinnati

His moves

2011