Cameron Echols-Luper

WR · Western Kentucky 2017 · #23

Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · 195 lb · Ennis, TX

Cameron Echols-Luper: WR · Western Kentucky · #23.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jesse MatthewsSan Diego State · 2020 · 94% season match
Ronnie BellMichigan · 2020 · 93% season match
Von PearsonTennessee · 2015 · 91% season match
Colby PearsonBYU · 2016 · 91% season match
Lawrence SmithAkron · 2014 · 89% season match

Cameron Echols-Luper

WR · Western Kentucky · #23

Moves the chains on third down. He has played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Gary Patterson, Blake Anderson and Mike Sanford Jr.. A game that shows it: 101 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Florida International — Week 13, 2017.

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.

Western Kentucky in the news

WKU wins first conference gameCollege Heights Herald Oct 9

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Western Kentucky	42	473	11.3	4
2016	Arkansas State	26	407	15.7	1
2014	TCU	9	72	8.0	0
Career		77	952	12.4	5

Season	Team
2017	Western Kentucky	2	6	390	−2	--
2016	Arkansas State	7	8	35	24	--
2014	TCU	1	3	103	349	1
Career		10	17	528	371	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 3	L 22-23vs Louisiana Tech	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 4	W 33-21vs Ball State	2	38	19.0	0	34
Wk 6	W 15-14@ UTEP	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 7	W 45-14vs Charlotte	5	50	10.0	0	18
Wk 8	W 35-31@ Old Dominion	4	42	10.5	1	15
Wk 9	L 28-42vs Florida Atlantic	6	70	11.7	1	26
Wk 11	L 23-30@ Marshall	9	99	11.0	1	25
Wk 12	W 41-38vs Middle Tennessee	6	56	9.3	1	13
Wk 13	L 17-41@ Florida International	8	101	12.6	0	38	Season-high 101 yds
Total		42	473	11.3	4	38

Signature game

Week 9 · 2017

L 28-42

vs Florida Atlantic

6 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD

With M. White — 371 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.3 · J. Collins — 36.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 40 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Florida International · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.57Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 38 yds to the FlaIn 39 for a
Week 13 · Florida International · 3rd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +3.49Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 22 yds to the FlaIn 48 for a
Week 8 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 13 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)
Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 6 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)
Week 11 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 25 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss PAT MISSED)
Week 6 · UTEP · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 11 yds to the UTEP 33 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.34Cameron Echols-Luper pass complete to Deon Yelder for 39 yds to the ODU 3 for a
Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.17Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 26 yds to the FlAtl 2 for a
Week 7 · Charlotte · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.11Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 11 yds to the WKent 44 for a
Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.93Mike White pass complete to Cameron Echols-Luper for 17 yds to the FlAtl 3 for a

Teams and coaches

2014TCU12-1HC: Gary Patterson · Balanced, fast tempo

2016Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning

2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (86th percentile). Concern: long catch (26th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#302 / 709 · 56th pct

5.0%

Catch rate#325 / 709 · 54th pct

68.3%

EPA / target#364 / 709 · 49th pct

0.49

Explosive rate#414 / 709 · 40th pct

10.0%

Yards / catch#451 / 709 · 36th pct

11.2

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 86th pct

Receptions#150 / 539 · 72nd pct

Rec TDs#151 / 539 · 67th pct

Rec yards#228 / 539 · 58th pct

473

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rush yards#174 / 283 · 37th pct

Yards / catch#396 / 539 · 26th pct

11.3

Long catch#391 / 539 · 26th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

44th → 49th percentile

Explosive rate

93rd → 40th percentile

Catch rate

29th → 54th percentile

TD rate

27th → 56th percentile

Yards / catch

82nd → 36th 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

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	44.0	11.2	0.4
Road4g	5.5	63.2	11.3	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.2	26.2	11.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	6.6	73.6	11.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Mike Sanford Jr.

Pass share

59.9%

577 pass / 387 run

Plays / game

74.2

13 games

Team sack rate

7.4%

635 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

42 catches, 2 carries and 1 pass attempt in 9 games

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

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