Senior tight end for Kentucky. 2025: 17 catches, 195 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′4″ · 247 lb · Cincinnati, OH
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
TD rate: 93rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
Best game: 1 rec, 29 yds, 1 TD, at Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Kentucky. 2025: 17 catches, 195 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Josh Kattus
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. He has spent four seasons in the Kentucky receiving corps. The receipt: 61 rec yds, 3 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-16vs Toledo | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30vs Ole Miss | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 14-35@ Georgia | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-16vs Texas | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-3@ Auburn | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Florida | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 17 | 195 | 11.7 | 2 | 34 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 10–3
at Auburn
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 23-27 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: td rate (93rd percentile). Concern: receptions (25th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
268% of team targetsCatch rate
65%17 of 26 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 26 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 28.0 | 9.8 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 18.3 | 15.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 35.2 | 16.9 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 13.5 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Pass share
43.9%
76 pass / 97 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
85 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #114 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #17 of 20 SEC TEs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 1,156 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the SEC as a senior.
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shane Calhoun’s 2021 season.
Matches Shane on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Khalil Dinkins's senior season at Penn State (2025).
Matches Khalil on
Differs from Khalil on
Player DNA