Billy Freeman

TE · San José State 2016 · #18

Last confirmed: San José State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · Mesa, AZ · Red Mountain

Billy Freeman: TE · San José State · #18.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Brett FoleySan José State · 2019 · 93% season match
Matt BarnesLouisiana · 2018 · 90% season match
Anthony CorsaroIndiana · 2015 · 82% season match
Ray HudsonCalifornia · 2015 · 81% season match
Sean IrwinColorado · 2015 · 80% season match

Billy Freeman

TE · San José State · #18

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. 2 stars out of high school, three seasons of real snaps at San José State since. A game that shows it: 51 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Hawai'i — Week 6, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

News and fans

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

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	San José State	18	212	11.8	1
2015	San José State	48	586	12.2	6
2014	San José State	19	182	9.6	1
Career		85	980	11.5	8

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-45@ Tulsa	2	12	6.0	0	7
Wk 2	W 66-35vs Portland State	2	41	20.5	1	36
Wk 3	L 17-34vs Utah	2	37	18.5	0	30
Wk 4	L 10-44@ Iowa State	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 5	L 41-48@ New Mexico	2	4	2.0	0	5
Wk 6	L 17-34vs Hawai'i	3	51	17.0	0	30	Season-high 51 yds
Wk 10	L 31-45@ No. 24 Boise State	3	47	15.7	0	28
Wk 12	L 38-41vs Air Force	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 13	W 16-14@ Fresno State	2	11	5.5	0	7
Total		18	212	11.8	1	36

Signature game

Week 2 · 2016

W 66-35

vs Portland State

2 rec · 41 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 31-point win at home against Portland State.

With K. Potter — 233 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.0 · 49 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · M. Carrizosa — 38.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 56 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Portland State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Potter to Freeman: a 36-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · Utah · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Josh Love pass complete to Billy Freeman for 30 yds to the SJSt 45 for a
Week 6 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +2.59Kenny Potter pass complete to Billy Freeman for 30 yds to the SJSt 40 for a
Week 10 · Boise State · 2nd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +2.03Kenny Potter pass complete to Billy Freeman for 15 yds to the BoiSt 28 for a
Week 10 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.54Kenny Potter pass complete to Billy Freeman for 28 yds to the BoiSt 27 for a
Week 6 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.38Kenny Potter pass complete to Billy Freeman for 9 yds to the SJSt 45

4 more plays

Week 6 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.74Kenny Potter pass complete to Billy Freeman for 12 yds to the SJSt 19 for a
Week 3 · Utah · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +0.52Josh Love pass complete to Billy Freeman for 7 yds to the SJSt 34 for a
Week 13 · Fresno State · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +0.50Kenny Potter pass complete to Billy Freeman for 7 yds to the FrsSt 42
Week 5 · New Mexico · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA −0.40Kenny Potter pass complete to Billy Freeman for a loss of 1 yard to the SJSt 38

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Ron Caragher — 13-24 over that span.

2014San José State3-9HC: Ron Caragher · Balanced

2015San José State6-7HC: Ron Caragher · Run-leaning

2016San José State4-8HC: Ron Caragher · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#171 / 674 · 74th pct

73.9%

Explosive rate#269 / 674 · 60th pct

13.0%

Yards / catch#503 / 674 · 25th pct

10.4

EPA / target#533 / 674 · 21st pct

0.29

TD rate#558 / 674 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#50 / 96 · 48th pct

Yards / catch#52 / 96 · 45th pct

11.8

Receptions#67 / 96 · 29th pct

Rec yards#73 / 96 · 24th pct

212

Rec TDs#74 / 96 · 16th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

43rd → 21st percentile

Explosive rate

42nd → 60th percentile

Catch rate

52nd → 74th percentile

TD rate

84th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

50th → 25th 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

2016 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.0	33.5	15.2	0.2
Road5g	2.0	15.6	6.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	24.8	11.3	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	21.0	8.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Ron Caragher

Pass share

44.0%

371 pass / 473 run

Plays / game

70.3

12 games

Team sack rate

12.0%

433 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

18 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

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Billy Freeman

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

18 catches in 9 games

Five seasons at San José State

His moves

2012