Kelvin Harmon

WR · NC State 2018 · #3

Last confirmed: NC State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · 214 lb · Palmyra, NJ

Kelvin Harmon: WR · NC State · #3.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Kelvin Harmon

WR · NC State · Jr · #3

Moves the chains on third down. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at NC State. On tape: 247 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Syracuse, Week 9, 2018.

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.

NC State in the news

NC State updates depth chartOct 21
Chuck Amato, former NC State coach, dies at 80ABC11 News Oct 20
Spike Sowells Jr. out for seasonOct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	NC State	74	1,086	14.7	6
2017	NC State	69	1,017	14.7	4
2016	NC State	27	462	17.1	5
Career		170	2,565	15.1	15

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-13vs James Madison	4	33	8.3	0	13
Wk 2	W 41-7vs Georgia State	8	129	16.1	0	39
Wk 4	W 37-20@ Marshall	6	150	25.0	0	46	150-yard receiving day
Wk 5	W 35-21vs Virginia	6	94	15.7	1	29
Wk 6	W 28-23vs Boston College	9	128	14.2	1	34
Wk 8	L 7-41@ No. 3 Clemson	2	13	6.5	0	8
Wk 9	L 41-51@ Syracuse	11	247	22.5	2	74	Season-high 247 yds
Wk 10	W 47-28vs Florida State	4	37	9.3	1	19
Wk 11	L 23-27vs Wake Forest	15	134	8.9	0	18	134-yard receiving day
Wk 13	W 34-28@ North Carolina	3	54	18.0	0	24
Wk 14	W 58-3vs East Carolina	6	67	11.2	1	18
Total		74	1086	14.7	6	74

Signature game

Week 9 · 2018

L 41-51

at Syracuse

11 rec · 247 yds · 2 TD

With R. Finley — 473 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · A. Cole III — 41.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 55 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.01Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 74 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)
Week 4 · Marshall · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.78Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 38 yds to the Marsh 33 for a
Week 9 · Syracuse · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +3.51Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 49 yds to the Syrac 9 for a
Week 14 · East Carolina · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.26Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 14 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)
Week 5 · Virginia · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.20Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 29 yds to the Virg 47 for a
Week 9 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.12Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 43 yds to the Syrac 30 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 6 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.94Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 34 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)
Week 9 · Syracuse · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +2.91Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 12 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)
Week 2 · Georgia State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Ryan Finley pass complete to Kelvin Harmon for 34 yds to the GeoSt 34 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Dave Doeren — 25-14 over that span.

2016NC State7-6HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

2017NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2018NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (85th percentile). Strength: rec yards (96th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#103 / 702 · 85th pct

0.82

Yards / catch#184 / 702 · 74th pct

14.7

Catch rate#230 / 702 · 67th pct

73.3%

TD rate#302 / 702 · 57th pct

5.9%

Explosive rate#337 / 702 · 52nd pct

11.9%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#22 / 550 · 96th pct

1086

Receptions#25 / 550 · 95th pct

Long catch#79 / 550 · 85th pct

Rec TDs#89 / 550 · 81st pct

Yards / catch#172 / 550 · 69th pct

14.7

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

61st → 85th percentile

Explosive rate

74th → 52nd percentile

Catch rate

30th → 67th percentile

TD rate

30th → 57th percentile

Yards / catch

70th → 74th 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

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	7.4	88.9	12.0	0.6
Road4g	5.5	116	18.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	6.6	107	15.9	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	92.0	12.7	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Pass share

50.9%

453 pass / 437 run

Plays / game

68.5

13 games

Team sack rate

2.4%

503 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

74 catches in 11 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Kelvin Harmon

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

NC State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Three seasons at NC State, drafted

His moves

2016 10 games

2019