Incarnate Word · W 63-10 · FCS
No catches.
Colorado State · W 66-27
No catches.
Utah State · W 20-17
No catches.
Boise State · L 45-46
1 catch, 15 yards
The other 4 games average 50 yards. This one was 35 below.
Evans has catches in 5 of Texas State’s 8 games: none against Incarnate Word, Colorado State and Utah State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Kylen Evans
Two seasons in the Texas State receiving corps to date. A game that shows it: 96 receiving yards and 5 receptions against UTSA — Week 2, 2026.
214 receiving yards · 12 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Boise State on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 15 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 12 catches for 214 yards. Texas State has thrown to him 17 times in 162 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 12 | 214 | 17.8 | 0 | 31 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 15 | 211 | 14.1 | 1 | 45 |
| Career | 27 | 425 | 15.7 | 1 | 45 |
Last game (Wk 9): 15 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ No. 5 Texas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 96 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ San Diego State | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-46@ No. 20 Boise State | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 12 | 214 | 17.8 | 0 | 31 |
Week 2 · 2026
L 26-31
vs UTSA
5 rec · 96 yds
With B. Jackson — 192 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.3 · 39 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · T. Burgess Jr. — 149 rush yds (17 car)
The plays that mattered most
408th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
188% of team targetsCatch rate
67%12 of 18 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
67% catch rate on 18 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 83.0 | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 49.8 | 17.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
40.9%
242 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
74.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #49 of 51 Sun Belt WRs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 1,008 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under G.J. Kinne.
