Keyon Lesane

#15 · WR · Sr. · NC State5′11″ · 202 lb · Lumberton, NC · Butler

Keyon Lesane: WR · NC State · #15.

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Keyon Lesane

WR · NC State · Sr · #15

Moves the chains on third down. Fifth year in the same receiving corps at NC State. One game to point at: 66 receiving yards and 11 rushing yards against North Carolina — Week 13, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

NC State in the news

Conner Rutherford decommits from NC StateOn3 Oct 28
Doeren calls out NIL resourcesBleacher Report Oct 27
Dave Doeren fired as NC State coachOct 24
NC State updates depth chartOct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	NC State	28	247	8.8	0	38
2022	NC State	31	342	11.0	2	44
2021	NC State	8	66	8.2	0	18
2020	NC State	3	37	12.3	0	20
2019	NC State	13	93	7.2	0	19
Career		83	785	9.5	2	44

Season	Team
2023	NC State	4	31	71
2022	NC State	--	--	--
2021	NC State	2	10	--
2020	NC State	--	--	--
2019	NC State	5	60	278
Career		11	101	349

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-14@ UConn	2	22	11.0	0	12
Wk 2	L 24-45vs No. 10 Notre Dame	2	53	26.5	0	38
Wk 3	W 45-7vs VMI	2	8	4.0	0	4
Wk 4	W 24-21@ Virginia	2	2	1.0	0	2
Wk 5	L 10-13vs Louisville	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Wk 6	W 48-41vs Marshall	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 7	L 3-24@ No. 17 Duke	6	25	4.2	0	15
Wk 9	W 24-17vs Clemson	2	24	12.0	0	12
Wk 10	W 20-6vs Miami	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	W 26-6@ Wake Forest	4	27	6.8	0	9
Wk 12	W 35-28@ Virginia Tech	2	22	11.0	0	13
Wk 13	W 39-20vs North Carolina	5	66	13.2	0	21	Season-high 66 yds
Bowl	L 19-28vs Kansas State	—	—	—	—	—
Total		28	247	8.8	0	38

Signature game

Week 13 · 2023

W 39-20

vs North Carolina

5 rec · 66 yds · 11 rush yds (1 car)

With B. Armstrong — 334 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.6 · 22 rush yds (9 car) · K. Concepcion — 7 rec · 131 yds · 2 TD · 55 rush yds (11 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Duke · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.01MJ Morris pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 15 yds to the DUKE 43 for a
Week 2 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.46Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 15 yds to the NCSU 45 for a
Week 12 · Virginia Tech · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.27Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 13 yds to the NCSU 43 for a
Week 9 · Clemson · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.12MJ Morris pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 12 yds to the NCSU 38 for a
Week 2 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.03Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 38 yds to the ND 21 for a
Week 11 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.77B.Armstrong pass complete to NCST 27. Catch made by K.Lesane at NCST 27. Gain of 8 yards. Tackled by D.Jones at NCST 35.

4 more plays

Week 13 · North Carolina · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.62Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 5 yds to the UNC 46 for a
Week 13 · North Carolina · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.24Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 16 yds to the NCSU 49 for a
Week 13 · North Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.23Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 17 yds to the UNC 39 for a
Week 1 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.04Keyon Lesane run for 8 yds to the NCSU 44

Teams and coaches

5 seasons under Dave Doeren — 38-24 over that span.

2019NC State4-8HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2020NC State8-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2022NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 33 (#404 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

33Below cohort / limited sample #404 of 497 · 2023?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: epa / target (4th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#557 / 639 · 13th pct

8.8

Explosive rate#574 / 639 · 10th pct

4.5%

TD rate#532 / 639 · 8th pct

0.0%

Catch rate#595 / 639 · 7th pct

63.6%

EPA / target#613 / 639 · 4th pct

0.17

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 227 · 80th pct

Rush yards#65 / 294 · 78th pct

Receptions#299 / 566 · 46th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Long catch#406 / 566 · 27th pct

Rec yards#436 / 566 · 23rd pct

247

Yards / catch#525 / 566 · 7th pct

8.8

Rec TDs#503 / 566 · 6th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

29th → 4th percentile

Explosive rate

32nd → 10th percentile

Catch rate

8th → 7th percentile

TD rate

32nd → 8th percentile

Yards / catch

35th → 13th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. 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

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.7	21.3	10.7	0.0
Road5g	3.2	19.6	6.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	1.9	13.5	7.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	27.8	10.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Pass share

44.5%

378 pass / 472 run

Plays / game

65.4

13 games

Team sack rate

6.0%

403 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

28 catches and 4 carries in 13 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

33 · #404 of 497 WRs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #404 at the position.

Keyon Lesane

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

NC State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

28 catches and 4 carries in 13 games

Five seasons at NC State

2019 9 games