Korey Robertson

WR · Southern Miss 2017 · #18

Last confirmed: Southern Miss, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′1″ · 210 lb · Greenwood, MS

Korey Robertson: WR · Southern Miss · #18.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Deon-Tay McManusMarshall · 2016 · 96% season match
Cameron PoseyPurdue · 2016 · 94% season match
Austin CarrNorthwestern · 2016 · 89% season match
Dom WilliamsWashington State · 2015 · 82% season match
JuJu Smith-SchusterUSC · 2016 · 77% season match

Korey Robertson

WR · Southern Miss · #18

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Korey Robertson has been at Southern Miss through two head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 159 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Rice — Week 11, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

News and fans

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

Southern Miss in the news

Former WR arrested for murderSuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23
RB Briggs out for seasonYahoo Sports Oct 12

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Southern Miss	76	1,106	14.6	12
2016	Southern Miss	37	437	11.8	3
2015	Southern Miss	14	200	14.3	3
Career		127	1,743	13.7	18

Season	Team
2017	Southern Miss	--	--	--
2016	Southern Miss	1	−3	--
2015	Southern Miss	--	--	34
Career		1	−3	34

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-24vs Kentucky	7	111	15.9	2	42	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 45-0vs Southern	3	26	8.7	0	16
Wk 3	W 28-17@ UL Monroe	3	72	24.0	2	37	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 28-43vs North Texas	8	82	10.3	0	22
Wk 6	W 31-29@ UTSA	2	45	22.5	1	25
Wk 7	W 24-0vs UTEP	5	52	10.4	0	23
Wk 8	W 34-27@ Louisiana Tech	9	127	14.1	2	40	2 TD catches
Wk 9	L 12-30vs UAB	6	65	10.8	0	21
Wk 10	L 10-24@ Tennessee	8	122	15.3	0	70
Wk 11	W 43-34@ Rice	8	159	19.9	2	47	Season-high 159 yds
Wk 12	W 66-21vs Charlotte	6	91	15.2	1	45
Wk 13	W 28-27@ Marshall	7	118	16.9	1	48
Bowl	L 13-42@ Florida State	4	36	9.0	1	14
Total		76	1106	14.6	12	70

Signature game

Week 1 · 2017

L 17-24

vs Kentucky

7 rec · 111 yds · 2 TD

With K. Griggs — 222 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.2 · Z. Everett — 38.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 42 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Charlotte · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.54Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Korey Robertson for 45 yds for a TD, (Parker Shaunfield KICK)
Week 10 · Tennessee · 3rd and 19 · Q2 · EPA +4.80Keon Howard pass complete to Korey Robertson for 70 yds to the Tenn 15 for a
Week 11 · Rice · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +4.07Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Korey Robertson for 47 yds for a TD, (Parker Shaunfield KICK)
Week 1 · Kentucky · 2nd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +3.96Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Korey Robertson for 26 yds for a TD, (Parker Shaunfield KICK)
Week 13 · Marshall · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Korey Robertson for 48 yds to the Marsh 6 for a
Week 3 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +3.16Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Korey Robertson for 20 yds for a TD, (Parker Shaunfield KICK)

4 more plays

Week 9 · UAB · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.06Keon Howard pass complete to Korey Robertson for 21 yds to the UAB 46 for a
Week 1 · Kentucky · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +3.00Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Korey Robertson for 42 yds for a TD, (Parker Shaunfield KICK) KENTUCKY Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined
Week 3 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.92Kwadra Griggs pass complete to Korey Robertson for 37 yds to the LaMon 36 for a
Week 7 · UTEP · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +2.90Keon Howard pass complete to Korey Robertson for 13 yds Korey Robertson fumbled, forced by Kalon Beverly, for a

Teams and coaches

2015Southern Miss9-5HC: Todd Monken · Balanced

2016Southern Miss7-6HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Southern Miss8-5HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (92nd percentile). Strength: epa / target (83rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#53 / 709 · 92nd pct

10.7%

EPA / target#118 / 709 · 83rd pct

0.79

Yards / catch#194 / 709 · 73rd pct

14.5

Explosive rate#199 / 709 · 72nd pct

15.2%

Catch rate#336 / 709 · 53rd pct

67.9%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#8 / 539 · 98th pct

Rec yards#17 / 539 · 97th pct

1106

Receptions#18 / 539 · 96th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 86th pct

Long catch#109 / 539 · 79th pct

Yards / catch#183 / 539 · 66th pct

14.6

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

39th → 83rd percentile

Explosive rate

65th → 72nd percentile

Catch rate

37th → 53rd percentile

TD rate

59th → 92nd percentile

Yards / catch

41st → 73rd 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

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.8	71.2	11.9	0.5
Road6g	6.2	107	18.8	1.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.6	60.6	14.4	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	7.3	114	15.4	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Jay Hopson

Pass share

47.4%

438 pass / 486 run

Plays / game

71.1

13 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

457 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

76 catches in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Korey Robertson

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Southern Miss in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Southern Miss

His moves

2014