Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Kentucky
Justin Rigg
TE • 6'6" • 263 lbs • Springboro, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Justin Rigg reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a tight end
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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: 2021 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Justin Rigg built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a tight end from Springboro, OH wearing No. 83, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Justin Rigg's career was his receiving role: 50...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Justin Rigg, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kentucky. Justin Rigg reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 547
- Receptions
- 50
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Justin Rigg quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 547
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Kentucky
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Springboro · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Springboro · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 189 receiving yards · TE 95th (top 24%) · SEC 88th (top 40%) · National 658th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 31.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kentucky | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 112 | 1 | 54.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Kentucky | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 8 | 11 | 137 | 1 | 51.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 11 | 18 | 178 | 4 | 61.6 |
Related Context
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Justin Rigg played TE for Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Rigg recorded 547 receiving yards, 4 tackles, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Kentucky paired 189 primary output with 54 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 54 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
17.2
Efficiency
54
Usage
8.8
Consistency
63.2
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 11. UL Monroe: 5. Missouri: 28. Chattanooga: 18. LSU: 34. Georgia: 24. Mississippi State: 4. Tennessee: 20. Vanderbilt: 7. New Mexico State: 34. Louisville: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 2 by 36.7. UL Monroe: 1 by 33.3. Missouri: 1 by 100. Chattanooga: 3 by 40. LSU: 1 by 100. Georgia: 4 by 40. Mississippi State: 1 by 26.7. Tennessee: 3 by 44.4. Vanderbilt: 1 by 46.7. New Mexico State: 2 by 100. Louisville: 1 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins17.6 · Games = 8 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses16 · Games = 3 · -1.6 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
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
100 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Iowa | W 20-17 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/28 | @ Louisville | W 52-21 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs New Mexico State2+ TD | W 56-16 | — | 2 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Vanderbilt | W 34-17 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Tennessee | L 42-45 | — | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Mississippi State | L 17-31 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Georgia | L 13-30 | — | 4 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs LSU | W 42-21 | — | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Chattanooga | W 28-23 | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Missouri | W 35-28 | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 45-10 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Player Story
Justin Rigg story
Justin Rigg built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a tight end from Springboro, OH wearing No. 83, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Justin Rigg's career was his receiving role: 50 catches, 547 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Justin Rigg's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kentucky
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 40 | 70 | 7.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 40 | 70 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 45 | 51.7 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kentucky | 128 | 65.6 | 16.9 | 83 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 128 | 65.6 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Kentucky | 145 | 62.1 | 10.5 | 17 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 145 | 62.1 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 189 | 54 | 8.8 | 44 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 189 | 54 | 8.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 7 · W 24-20 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
43
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
43 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs South Carolina
Week 14 · W 41-18 · Conference game
72
Receiving Yards
86.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Florida
Week 3 · L 21-29 · Conference game
50
Receiving Yards
79.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 12 · W 34-23
29
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 1 · L 23-24 · Postseason
34
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Kentucky
189 primary output · 54 efficiency · 8.8 usage
61.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Kentucky
61.6
189 primary · 54 efficiency · 8.8 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Kentucky
54.1
128 primary · 65.6 efficiency · 16.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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