Tyler Cain

WR · UL Monroe 2015 · #3

Last confirmed: UL Monroe, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′7″ · West Monroe, LA

Tyler Cain: WR · UL Monroe · #3.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

OJ ClarkNew Mexico State · 2016 · 89% season match
Cee Jay PowellLouisiana Tech · 2020 · 78% season match
JoJo NatsonUtah State · 2014 · 75% season match
Aaron GrubbUTSA · 2014 · 73% season match
Fransohn BickleyAkron · 2014 · 69% season match

Tyler Cain

WR · UL Monroe · #3

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at UL Monroe behind him. A game that shows it: 64 receiving yards and 39 rushing yards against Texas State — Week 9, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

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
2014	UL Monroe	45	273	6.1	0
Career		45	273	6.1	0

Season	Team
2014	UL Monroe	63	214	780
Career		63	214	780

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 17-10vs Wake Forest	4	20	5.0	10
Wk 2	W 38-31vs Idaho	3	39	13.0	36
Wk 3	L 0-31@ No. 10 LSU	2	-1	-0.5	0
Wk 5	W 22-20vs Troy	4	35	8.8	21
Wk 6	L 14-28@ Arkansas State	2	4	2.0	7
Wk 7	L 14-48@ Kentucky	4	22	5.5	8
Wk 9	L 18-22vs Texas State	7	64	9.1	28	Season-high 64 yds
Wk 10	L 16-21@ Texas A&M	3	5	1.7	4
Wk 11	L 29-31@ App State	2	1	0.5	2
Wk 12	L 27-34vs Louisiana	6	45	7.5	18
Wk 13	W 30-17@ New Mexico State	4	27	6.8	14
Wk 14	L 16-22@ Georgia Southern	4	12	3.0	8
Total		45	273	6.1	36

Signature game

Week 9 · 2014

L 18-22

vs Texas State

7 rec · 64 yds · 39 rush yds (8 car)

With J. Manton — 41.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · P. Thomas — 236 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 56.2 · 29 rush yds (11 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA −4.26Tyler Cain run for 4 yds to the ArkSt 11 Tyler Cain fumbled, forced by Frankie Jackson, recovered by ArkSt Qushaun Lee
Week 9 · Texas State · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +3.26Pete Thomas pass complete to Tyler Cain for 22 yds to the TexSt 31 for a
Week 9 · Texas State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Pete Thomas pass complete to Tyler Cain for 28 yds to the TexSt 43 for a
Week 2 · Idaho · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.06Pete Thomas pass complete to Tyler Cain for 36 yds to the Idaho 8 for a
Week 14 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.93Pete Thomas pass complete to Tyler Cain for 6 yds to the GeoSo 40 for a
Week 6 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.70Pete Thomas pass complete to Tyler Cain for 7 yds to the LaMon 36 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Kentucky · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.64Tyler Cain run for 9 yds to the LaMon 43 for a
Week 13 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.61Pete Thomas pass complete to Tyler Cain for 14 yds to the LaMon 44 for a
Week 7 · Kentucky · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −1.52Tyler Cain run for a loss of 2 yards to the Kent 42
Week 7 · Kentucky · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.51Pete Thomas pass complete to Tyler Cain for 6 yds to the LaMon 38 for a

Teams and coaches

2014UL Monroe4-8HC: Todd Berry · Pass-leaning

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: catch rate (82nd percentile). Strength: rush yards (96th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (2nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#129 / 713 · 82nd pct

76.3%

Explosive rate#525 / 713 · 26th pct

6.8%

TD rate#562 / 713 · 11th pct

0.0%

EPA / target#684 / 713 · 4th pct

0.02

Yards / catch#697 / 713 · 2nd pct

6.1

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#10 / 270 · 96th pct

214

Receptions#132 / 556 · 75th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 270 · 39th pct

Rec yards#380 / 556 · 32nd pct

273

Long catch#388 / 556 · 29th pct

Rec TDs#488 / 556 · 6th pct

Yards / catch#554 / 556 · 0th pct

6.1

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

2014 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.8	40.6	8.7	0.0
Road7g	3.0	10.0	2.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	19.8	5.6	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	25.7	4.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Todd Berry

Pass share

60.0%

527 pass / 352 run

Plays / game

73.2

12 games

Team sack rate

7.6%

578 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

Impact starter

63 carries and 45 catches in 12 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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Tyler Cain

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Five seasons at UL Monroe

His moves

2011