Ryan Timmons

WR · Kentucky 2016 · #1

Last confirmed: Kentucky, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′10″ · Frankfort, KY · Franklin County

Ryan Timmons: WR · Kentucky · #1.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Austin ProehlNorth Carolina · 2015 · 96% season match
T.J. RahmingDuke · 2015 · 93% season match
Janarion GrantRutgers · 2014 · 86% season match
Jesus WilsonFlorida State · 2016 · 84% season match
Demarco RobinsonKentucky · 2014 · 84% season match

Ryan Timmons

WR · Kentucky · #1

Moves the chains on third down. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Kentucky. On tape: 77 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Mississippi State, Week 8, 2016.

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.

Kentucky in the news

Kentucky legend Cliff Hagan diesOct 17
CFP approves 24-team playoff format for 2027Oct 16
Kentucky fans storm State Street after historic win over LSUOct 11
SEC fines Kentucky $500,000 for LSU upsetSports Illustrated Oct 11

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Kentucky	23	266	11.6	0
2015	Kentucky	12	114	9.5	1
2014	Kentucky	45	536	11.9	2
Career		80	916	11.4	3

Season	Team
2016	Kentucky	1	11	--	--
2015	Kentucky	2	1	5	59
2014	Kentucky	5	−9	--	13
Career		8	3	5	72

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 3	W 62-42vs New Mexico State	4	42	10.5	17
Wk 4	W 17-10vs South Carolina	2	30	15.0	18
Wk 6	W 20-13vs Vanderbilt	1	7	7.0	7
Wk 8	W 40-38vs Mississippi State	3	77	25.7	32	Season-high 77 yds
Wk 9	W 35-21@ Missouri	2	1	0.5	4
Wk 10	L 24-27vs Georgia	2	7	3.5	5
Wk 11	L 36-49@ Tennessee	1	17	17.0	17
Wk 12	W 49-13vs Austin Peay	1	5	5.0	5
Wk 13	W 41-38@ No. 11 Louisville	4	50	12.5	28
Bowl	L 18-33vs Georgia Tech	3	30	10.0	19
Total		23	266	11.6	32

Signature game

Week 13 · 2016

W 41-38

at Louisville

4 rec · 50 yds

Edged out Louisville on the road in a shootout.

With S. Johnson — 338 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.2 · 83 rush yds (8 car) · G. Johnson — 5 rec · 164 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Louisville · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.37Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 28 yds to the Lvile 41 for a
Week 8 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 21 yds to the Kent 49 for a
Week 11 · Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.58Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 17 yds to the Tenn 47 for a
Week 8 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 32 yds to the MisSt 19 for a
Week 13 · Louisville · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.39Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 15 yds to the Lvile 35 for a
Week 3 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +2.24Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 17 yds to the Kent 37 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Mississippi State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.15Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 24 yds to the Kent 49 for a
Week 4 · South Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.10Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 18 yds to the KENTUCKY 36 for a KENTUCKY Penalty, illegal forward pass (Ryan Timmons) to the SCaro 41 for a
Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.95Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 5 yds to the Kent 38 for a
Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.67Stephen Johnson pass complete to Ryan Timmons for 19 yds to the GTech 45 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Mark Stoops — 17-20 over that span.

2014Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced

2015Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced

2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

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

Elite: epa / target (84th percentile). Strength: catch rate (81st percentile). Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#105 / 674 · 84th pct

0.78

Catch rate#126 / 674 · 81st pct

76.7%

Explosive rate#258 / 674 · 62nd pct

13.3%

Yards / catch#401 / 674 · 41st pct

11.6

TD rate#558 / 674 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#148 / 257 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#56 / 257 · 39th pct

Receptions#352 / 524 · 31st pct

Yards / catch#363 / 524 · 30th pct

11.6

Rec yards#394 / 524 · 25th pct

266

Long catch#438 / 524 · 16th pct

Rec TDs#461 / 524 · 6th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

3rd → 84th percentile

Explosive rate

43rd → 62nd percentile

Catch rate

24th → 81st percentile

TD rate

60th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

21st → 41st 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

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.2	28.0	11.1	0.0
Road3g	2.3	22.7	10.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.5	27.2	10.6	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.2	26.2	10.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Mark Stoops

Pass share

34.2%

311 pass / 598 run

Plays / game

69.9

13 games

Team sack rate

7.9%

342 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

23 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Ryan Timmons

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Kentucky in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

23 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

Four seasons at Kentucky

His moves

2013