Player Dossier

2016-2019

Western Kentucky

Quin Jernighan

WR • 6'3" • 210 lbs • LaVERGNE, TN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Quin Jernighan reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

10%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

14

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

21

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

Player Story

Quin Jernighan built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from LaVERGNE, TN wearing No. 16, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Quin Jernighan's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8328

LaVergne · LaVergne, TN

Committed To
Western Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Quin Jernighan, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Quin Jernighan reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,190
Receptions
112
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

Quin Jernighan quick answers

Latest team and position
Western Kentucky · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,190
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Top game
UTEP
Recruit profile
3-star · LaVergne · Western Kentucky
High school pipeline
LaVergne · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 16 · Senior
2019 Receiving yards rank
341 receiving yards · WR 335th (top 33%) · Conference USA 45th (top 21%) · National 391st (top 20%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 PostseasonWestern Kentucky5113046.1
2016 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky5446146.1
2017 PostseasonWestern Kentucky10228068.5
2017 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1034365368.5
2018 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1039397175.6
2019 PostseasonWestern Kentucky11212063.6
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1130329263.6

Related Context

Quin Jernighan played WR for Western Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Quin Jernighan recorded -3 rushing yards, 1,190 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Western Kentucky.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Western Kentucky paired 397 primary output with 67.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 68.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

31

Efficiency

68.7

Usage

12.2

Consistency

59.3

Best Game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 12. Florida International: 26. Louisville: 20. UAB: 17. Old Dominion: 38. Army: 16. Charlotte: 24. Marshall: 25. Florida Atlantic: 37. Southern Miss: 50. Middle Tennessee: 76

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 2 by 40. Florida International: 1 by 100. Louisville: 5 by 26.7. UAB: 1 by 100. Old Dominion: 2 by 100. Army: 3 by 35.6. Charlotte: 3 by 53.3. Marshall: 3 by 55.6. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 61.7. Southern Miss: 4 by 83.3. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins32.4 · Games = 8 · +5.0 vs Losses
Losses27.3 · Games = 3 · -5.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

Best efficiency game

100 vs Middle Tennessee

Result
Mon 12/30@ Western MichiganW 23-202126607
Sat 11/30vs Middle TennesseeW 31-264761919133
Sat 11/23@ Southern MissW 28-1045012.512.50121
Sat 11/2vs Florida AtlanticL 24-354379.39.30019
Sat 10/26@ MarshallL 23-263258.38.30013
Sat 10/19vs CharlotteW 30-1432488012
Sat 10/12vs ArmyW 17-83165.35.3009
Sat 10/5@ Old DominionW 20-32381919029
Sat 9/28vs UABW 20-131171717017
Sat 9/14vs LouisvilleL 21-3852044011
Sat 9/7@ Florida InternationalW 20-141262626026

Player Story

Quin Jernighan story

Quin Jernighan built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from LaVERGNE, TN wearing No. 16, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Quin Jernighan's career was his receiving role: 112 catches, 1,190 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Quin Jernighan's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Western Kentucky

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonWestern Kentucky59725.8
2016 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky59725.80
2017 PostseasonWestern Kentucky39370.412.7334
2017 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky39370.412.70
2018 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky39767.219.14
2019 PostseasonWestern Kentucky34168.712.2-56
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky34168.712.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UTEP

Week 12 · W 40-16 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82

Receiving Yards

92.7 takeover

82 receiving yards with a 78.1 efficiency score.

#2

@ Old Dominion

Week 8 · W 35-31 · Conference game

81

Receiving Yards

90 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.

#3

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 14 · W 31-26 · Conference game

76

Receiving Yards

86 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Louisville

Week 3 · L 17-20

66

Receiving Yards

77.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs North Texas

Week 11 · W 45-7 · Conference game

20

Receiving Yards

73.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

397 primary output · 67.2 efficiency · 19.1 usage

75.6

#2

2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky

68.5

393 primary · 70.4 efficiency · 12.7 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

68.5

393 primary · 70.4 efficiency · 12.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games