K.J. Young

WR · Oklahoma 2014 · #18

Last confirmed: Oklahoma, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · 202 lb · Perris, CA

K.J. Young: WR · Oklahoma · #18.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Timmy HernandezOregon State · 2016 · 96% season match
Jarrison StewartTCU · 2015 · 95% season match
Dwight MaconToledo · 2014 · 89% season match
Kai De La CruzLouisville · 2014 · 89% season match
Marcellus MackUTSA · 2014 · 87% season match

K.J. Young

WR · Oklahoma · #18

Moves the chains on third down. One game to point at: 57 receiving yards and 5 receptions against West Virginia — Week 4, 2014.

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.

Oklahoma in the news

Sean Hutton hospitalized after practice collapseOct 22
Kentucky wins at Oklahoma for first timeYahoo Sports Oct 20
Southern Nazarene safety Tyler Ulrich dies after in-game injuryOct 16
Brent Venables' buyout details revealedOU Daily Oct 16

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	Oklahoma	19	225	11.8	1
Career		19	225	11.8	1

Season	Team
2014	Oklahoma	3	24
Career		3	24

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 48-16vs Louisiana Tech	3	41	13.7	0	21
Wk 2	W 52-7@ Tulsa	3	18	6.0	0	18
Wk 3	W 34-10vs Tennessee	2	28	14.0	0	18
Wk 4	W 45-33@ West Virginia	5	57	11.4	0	23	Season-high 57 yds
Wk 7	W 31-26vs Texas	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 10	W 59-14@ Iowa State	2	26	13.0	1	16
Wk 11	L 14-48vs No. 10 Baylor	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 12	W 42-30@ Texas Tech	3	48	16.0	0	24
Wk 15	L 35-38vs Oklahoma State	—	—	—	—	—
Total		19	225	11.8	1	24

Signature game

Week 4 · 2014

W 45-33

at West Virginia

5 rec · 57 yds

Edged out West Virginia on the road in a shootout.

With A. Ross — 56 rush yds (8 car) · 3 rec · 19 yds · J. Barnett — 47.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.49Trevor Knight pass complete to K.J. Young for 21 yds to the LaTch 41 for a
Week 3 · Tennessee · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.38Trevor Knight pass complete to K.J. Young for 18 yds to the Tenn 37 for a
Week 10 · Iowa State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.28Trevor Knight pass complete to K.J. Young for 16 yds for a TD, (Michael Hunnicutt KICK)
Week 4 · West Virginia · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.27Trevor Knight pass complete to K.J. Young for 20 yds to the WVirg 38 for a
Week 1 · Louisiana Tech · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.18Trevor Knight pass complete to K.J. Young for 12 yds to the LaTch 21 for a
Week 12 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.97Cody Thomas pass complete to K.J. Young for 24 yds to the Okla 43 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Tulsa · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.56Trevor Knight pass complete to K.J. Young for 18 yds to the Tulsa 7 for a
Week 4 · West Virginia · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.39Trevor Knight pass complete to K.J. Young for 7 yds to the WVirg 29 for a
Week 12 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25K.J. Young run for 9 yds to the Okla 34
Week 3 · Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.97Trevor Knight pass complete to K.J. Young for 10 yds to the Okla 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Oklahoma8-5HC: Bob Stoops · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: long catch (8th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#212 / 713 · 70th pct

13.8%

EPA / target#320 / 713 · 55th pct

0.51

Yards / catch#377 / 713 · 47th pct

11.8

TD rate#409 / 713 · 42nd pct

3.4%

Catch rate#427 / 713 · 40th pct

65.5%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#107 / 270 · 60th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 270 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#350 / 556 · 36th pct

11.8

Receptions#425 / 556 · 23rd pct

Rec TDs#381 / 556 · 22nd pct

Rec yards#437 / 556 · 21st pct

225

Long catch#505 / 556 · 8th 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.5	19.0	11.6	0.0
Road4g	3.2	37.2	11.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.6	28.8	11.3	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.5	20.2	12.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Bob Stoops

Pass share

40.9%

384 pass / 554 run

Plays / game

72.2

13 games

Team sack rate

2.5%

403 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

19 catches and 3 carries in 9 games

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

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