Tyler Batson

WR · UTEP 2017 · #1

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

6′2″ · 205 lb · Spring, TX

Tyler Batson: WR · UTEP · #1.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ty FryfogleIndiana · 2018 · 93% season match
Jeremiah BookerKansas · 2017 · 90% season match
Sam MartinMiami (OH) · 2017 · 89% season match
JuMichael RamosNC State · 2015 · 87% season match
Omar BlackCoastal Carolina · 2017 · 86% season match

Tyler Batson

WR · UTEP · #1

Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons at UTEP, two different head coaches: Sean Kugler and Mike Price. A game that shows it: 94 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Louisiana Tech — Week 12, 2017.

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.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	UTEP	21	370	17.6	2
2016	UTEP	5	114	22.8	0
2015	UTEP	21	395	18.8	3
2014	UTEP	1	11	11.0	0
Career		48	890	18.5	5

Season	Team
2017	UTEP	--
2016	UTEP	14
2015	UTEP	--
2014	UTEP	--
Career		14

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-56@ No. 7 Oklahoma	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 2	L 14-31vs Rice	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 3	L 16-63vs Arizona	3	20	6.7	1	9
Wk 4	L 14-41@ New Mexico State	2	28	14.0	0	20
Wk 5	L 21-35@ Army	5	80	16.0	0	26
Wk 6	L 14-15vs Western Kentucky	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 7	L 0-24@ Southern Miss	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 9	L 14-31vs UTSA	2	45	22.5	0	36
Wk 11	L 10-45@ North Texas	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 12	L 21-42vs Louisiana Tech	2	94	47.0	1	83	Season-high 94 yds
Wk 13	L 7-28@ UAB	2	54	27.0	0	30
Total		21	370	17.6	2	83

Signature game

Week 12 · 2017

L 21-42

vs Louisiana Tech

2 rec · 94 yds · 1 TD

With R. Metz — 187 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 12.7 · 22 rush yds (8 car) · A. Luna — 41.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 48 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +7.12Ryan Metz pass complete to Tyler Batson for 83 yds for a TD, (Jason Filley KICK)
Week 9 · UTSA · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.40Zack Greenlee pass complete to Tyler Batson for 36 yds to the TexSA 5 for a
Week 4 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.71Mark Torrez pass complete to Tyler Batson for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 13 · UAB · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.71Zack Greenlee pass complete to Tyler Batson for 30 yds to the UTEP 44 for a
Week 3 · Arizona · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.38Greenlee to Batson: a 9-yard pass.
Week 5 · Army · 4th and 14 · Q4 · EPA −2.19Zack Greenlee pass complete to Tyler Batson for 11 yds to the Army 11

4 more plays

Week 5 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.94Zack Greenlee pass complete to Tyler Batson for 26 yds to the Army 36 for a
Week 13 · UAB · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.91Zack Greenlee pass complete to Tyler Batson for 24 yds to the UAB 39 for a
Week 11 · North Texas · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Zack Greenlee pass complete to Tyler Batson for 8 yds to the NoTex 46 for a
Week 3 · Arizona · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.84Zack Greenlee pass complete to Tyler Batson for 5 yds to the UTEP 49 for a

Teams and coaches

2014UTEP7-6HC: Sean Kugler · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2015UTEP5-7HC: Sean Kugler · Run-leaning

2016UTEP4-8HC: Sean Kugler · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2017UTEP0-12HC: Mike Price · Balanced, slow tempo

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: yards / catch (93rd percentile). Strength: long catch (96th percentile). Concern: catch rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#53 / 709 · 93rd pct

18.1

Explosive rate#168 / 709 · 76th pct

16.2%

EPA / target#465 / 709 · 34th pct

0.40

TD rate#500 / 709 · 29th pct

2.7%

Catch rate#660 / 709 · 7th pct

54.1%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#20 / 539 · 96th pct

Yards / catch#68 / 539 · 87th pct

17.6

Rec yards#298 / 539 · 45th pct

370

Rec TDs#279 / 539 · 40th pct

Receptions#384 / 539 · 27th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.8	37.0	20.4	0.4
Road6g	2.0	30.8	13.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.0	24.1	11.1	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	50.2	26.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Mike Price

Pass share

48.9%

330 pass / 345 run

Plays / game

56.2

12 games

Team sack rate

6.6%

364 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

21 catches in 11 games

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

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