#1

Jordan Kerley

WR · SMU · Sr. · #1

SMU 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jordan Kerley

WR · SMU · Sr · #1

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1080 national
CFB
College
SMU
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
2022era →
2023

Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Leavitt → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced
2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo
2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023SMU1831917.72--
2022SMU3758815.96--
2021SMU1219716.44--
Career671,10416.512--
SeasonTeam
2023SMU----------
2022SMU------2--
2021SMU----9361--
Career----9363--

How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Mark Walker’s 2022 season.

Mark Walker

85%match

Navy · 2022

#2

C.J. Yarbrough

Liberty · 2022

85%
#3

Malachi Carter

Georgia Tech · 2022

81%
#4

Davis Koetter

Boise State · 2022

79%
#5

Samson Nacua

BYU · 2021

76%

Matches Mark on

Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Reception volume

Differs from Mark on

TD rate (higher)
Based on 8 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen Coker’s path through Holy Cross.

Jalen Coker

100%match

Holy Cross · 2023

#2

Casey Reynolds

Army · 2024

97%
#3

Treyshun Hurry

Louisville · 2025

96%
#4

AJ Wilson

UTSA · 2025

94%
#5

Camden Brown

Georgia Southern · 2025

All-Sun Belt
94%

Matches Jalen on

Yards per reception
202120222023
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mark Walker's junior season at Navy (2022).

Mark Walker

87%match

Navy · 2022

#2

Daniel Jackson

Iowa State · 2023

82%
#3

Malachi Carter

Georgia Tech · 2022

81%
#4

Marlion Jackson

Louisiana Tech · 2025

80%
#5

Chas Nimrod

South Florida · 2025

80%

Matches Mark on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Jordan Kerley

#1

Treyshun Hurry

San José State · 2024

96%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
1972021
5882022
3192023

+62%

Up 62% from first season to most-recent.