Player Dossier

2016-2021

Central Michigan

Kalil Pimpleton

WR • 5'9" • 175 lbs • Muskegon, MI, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Kalil Pimpleton reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

24%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

83

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

81

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Virginia Tech • Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Player Story

Kalil Pimpleton built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Muskegon, MI wearing No. 88, spending time with Central Michigan and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Kalil Pimpleton's...

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Kalil Pimpleton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Central Michigan. Kalil Pimpleton reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,111
Receptions
168
Touchdowns
22

Quick Answers

Kalil Pimpleton quick answers

Latest team and position
Central Michigan · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,111
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 34 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Central Michigan
Top game
Akron
Latest roster
No. 88 · Junior
2021 Receiving yards rank
960 receiving yards · WR 43rd (top 5%) · Mid-American 5th (top 3%) · National 44th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech0-00-
2017 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech1-0050
2019 PostseasonCentral Michigan14371082.3
2019 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1479823682.3
2020 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan624257663.7
2021 PostseasonCentral Michigan13431080.6
2021 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan13589291080.6

Related Context

Kalil Pimpleton played WR for Virginia Tech and Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kalil Pimpleton recorded 126 passing yards, 278 rushing yards, and 2,111 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Central Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Central Michigan paired 894 primary output with 68.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 70.5 efficiency.

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Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Central Michigan.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

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

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2020 Regular Season · Central Michigan

Games

6

Receiving Yards / G

42.8

Efficiency

70.5

Usage

24.1

Consistency

77

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 65. Northern Illinois: 12. Western Michigan: 42. Eastern Michigan: 36. Ball State: 66. Toledo: 36

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 5 by 86.7. Northern Illinois: 2 by 40. Western Michigan: 3 by 93.3. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 60. Ball State: 7 by 62.9. Toledo: 3 by 80

Split Comparison

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

Wins37.7 · Games = 3 · -10.3 vs Losses
Losses48 · Games = 3 · +10.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

93.3 vs Western Michigan

Result
Sat 12/12@ ToledoL 23-243367.612028
Sat 12/5vs Ball StateL 20-457667.59.40138
Fri 11/27@ Eastern MichiganW 31-234365.39018
Thu 11/19vs Western MichiganL 44-523421514025
Thu 11/12@ Northern IllinoisW 40-102126607
Thu 11/5vs OhioW 30-275659.313150

Player Story

Kalil Pimpleton story

Kalil Pimpleton built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Muskegon, MI wearing No. 88, spending time with Central Michigan and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Kalil Pimpleton's career was his receiving role: 168 catches, 2,111 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns, and 278 rushing yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Central Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 126 passing yards, 278 rushing yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Central Michigan and Virginia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Kalil Pimpleton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Virginia Tech

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Central Michigan

    2019-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech0
2017 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech000
2019 PostseasonCentral Michigan89468.929.3894
2019 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan89468.929.30
2020 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan25770.524.1-637
2021 PostseasonCentral Michigan96085.924.3703
2021 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan96085.924.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Akron

Week 3 · W 45-24 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

116

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Ball State

Week 12 · W 37-17 · Conference game

144

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

144 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 6 · W 42-16 · Conference game

112

Receiving Yards

98.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Western Michigan

Week 10 · W 42-30 · Conference game

115

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Florida International

Week 4 · W 31-27

117

Receiving Yards

89.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

117 receiving yards with a 97.5 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Central Michigan

894 primary output · 68.9 efficiency · 29.3 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Central Michigan

82.3

894 primary · 68.9 efficiency · 29.3 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Central Michigan

80.6

960 primary · 85.9 efficiency · 24.3 usage

Milestones

7

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games