Kenny Darby
Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 52 | — |
| Target share | 23.1% | 96th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 71.2% | 147th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 42.3% | 371st / 534 |
| Yards per target | 9.7 | 128th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 21.2% | 47th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 19.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 14 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 5 | — |
Charting
Where Darby's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted53 targets charted
Game Log
Kenny Darby's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Youngstown State | W 45–13 | 7.7 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 1 | 37 |
| 2 |  Alabama | L 17–45 | 6.5 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | @ Texas A&M | W 31–21 | 7.3 | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 1 | 42 |
| 4 |  South Alabama | W 45–21 | 6.3 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | @ South Carolina | W 35–34 | 8.4 | 12 | 96 | 8.0 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 |  LSU | W 35–34 | 7.3 | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | @ Oklahoma | W 21–13 | 6.2 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 |  Vanderbilt | W 34–17 | 7.1 | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | 44 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 7.1 | 38 | 507 | 13.3 | 3 | 44 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 9 | 1101st / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 9 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 38 | 71st / 2089 |
| Yards | 507 | 69th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.3 | 183rd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 44 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Youngstown State | — | 59 | ~35 (11–48) | 4 | 59% |
| Wk 2 · Alabama | — | 65 | ~57 (37–65) | 9 | 88% |
| Wk 3 · Texas A&M | ✓ WR | 53 | ~40 (26–49) | 3 | 75% |
| Wk 4 · South Alabama | ✓ WR | 68 | ~36 (11–49) | 3 | 53% |
| Wk 5 · South Carolina | ✓ WR | 78 | ~72 (47–78) | 18 | 92% |
| Wk 6 · LSU | — | 68 | ~51 (34–62) | 7 | 75% |
| Wk 7 · Oklahoma | — | 55 | ~45 (30–55) | 5 | 82% |
| Wk 8 · Vanderbilt | — | 65 | ~52 (34–63) | 5 | 80% |
| Season | 3 GS | 511 | 388 (326–452) | 54 | 76% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Kentucky roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kenny Darby | WR | FR | 38 | 507 | 3 | 21% | +0.39 |
| 7 | DJ Miller | WR | SO | 18 | 221 | 1 | 17% | +0.27 |
| 4 | Nic Anderson | WR | SR | 17 | 197 | 1 | 13% | +0.35 |
| 5 | Ja'Kayden Ferguson | WR | SO | 7 | 70 | 0 | 5% | +0.43 |
| 6 | Shane Carr | WR | SR | 3 | 26 | 1 | 6% | +0.62 |
| 12 | Brock Coffman | WR | SO | 3 | 53 | 0 | 4% | +1.12 |
| 83 | Prince Jean | WR | FR | 2 | 27 | 1 | 8% | +1.27 |
| 13 | Denairius Gray | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Xavier Daisy | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Rico Crowder | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Spencer Leadbetter | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Saxton Howard | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Ashton Cozart | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Davis McCray | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Cash Harney | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Kentucky depth chart →