Ayir Asante

Junior wide receiver for Wyoming. 2023: 21 catches, 372 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Wyoming · Jr. · #5

6′0″ · 178 lb · Somerset, NJ

CFB Index 42 · #274 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceWyoming 2023 alumnus

The story

3 wide receiver for Wyoming. 2023: 21 catches, 372 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Transferred from Holy Cross to Wyoming in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Wyoming, 372 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 78 yds vs Portland State.Portland State · W 31-172023

202313 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Wyoming

2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Wyoming9-4HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

42Rotational starter #274 of 497?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (95th percentile). Strength: epa / target (82nd percentile). Concern: receptions (29th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#31 / 639 · 95th pct

15.0%

EPA / target#117 / 639 · 82nd pct

1.05

Explosive rate#123 / 639 · 80th pct

20.0%

Yards / catch#130 / 639 · 80th pct

15.1

Catch rate#273 / 639 · 57th pct

85.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#54 / 566 · 90th pct

17.7

Rush TDs#13 / 294 · 89th pct

Rec TDs#74 / 566 · 84th pct

Long catch#125 / 566 · 78th pct

Rush yards#139 / 294 · 52nd pct

Rec yards#306 / 566 · 46th pct

372

Receptions#397 / 566 · 29th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	1.8	36.8	22.3	0.5
Road5g	1.4	15.6	10.8	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	1.4	30.5	21.6	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	25.6	11.8	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jay Sawvel

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #274 of 497 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Wyoming	21	372	17.7	6	--
Career		21	372	17.7	6	--

Season	Team
2023	Wyoming	4	11	166	--	--
Career		4	11	166	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 31–17

vs Portland State

2 rec · 78 yds · 2 TD

With A. Peasley — 201 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.6 · 43 rush yds (6 car) · C. Stewart — 38 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Portland State · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +6.62Andrew Peasley pass complete to Ayir Asante for 64 yds for a TD (John Hoyland KICK)
Week 5 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +5.34Ayir Asante 66 Yd pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland Kick)
Week 2 · Portland State · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.86Andrew Peasley pass complete to Ayir Asante for 14 yds for a TD (John Hoyland KICK)
Week 13 · Nevada · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.74Ayir Asante 9 Yd pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland Kick)
Week 3 · Texas · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.67Evan Svoboda pass complete to Ayir Asante for 18 yds to the TEX 38 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Colorado State · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.49Andrew Peasley pass complete to Ayir Asante for 11 yds for a TD (John Hoyland KICK)
Week 12 · Hawai'i · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.35Ayir Asante run for 6 yds for a TD (John Hoyland KICK)
Week 12 · Hawai'i · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.01Andrew Peasley pass complete to Ayir Asante for 28 yds to the HAW 26 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Nevada · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.80Andrew Peasley pass complete to Ayir Asante for 20 yds to the WYO 45 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · UNLV · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.47Andrew Peasley pass complete to Ayir Asante for 6 yds to the UNLV 34 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-33vs Texas Tech	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 2	W 31-17vs Portland State	2	78	39.0	2	64	Season-high 78 yds
Wk 3	L 10-31@ Texas	2	19	9.5	0	18
Wk 4	W 22-19vs App State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 5	W 35-26vs New Mexico	2	72	36.0	1	66
Wk 6	W 24-19vs Fresno State	2	17	8.5	0	13
Wk 7	L 27-34@ Air Force	1	14	14.0	1	14
Wk 9	L 7-32@ Boise State	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 10	W 24-15vs Colorado State	2	31	15.5	1	20
Wk 11	L 14-34@ UNLV	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 12	W 42-9vs Hawai'i	4	52	13.0	0	28
Wk 13	W 42-6@ Nevada	2	29	14.5	1	20
Bowl	W 16-15vs Toledo	1	26	26.0	0	26
Total		21	372	17.5	6	66

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology