Player Dossier

2019-2023

SMU

Jordan Kerley

WR • 6'2" • 196 lbs • Austin, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Jordan Kerley reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

39

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

26

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

57

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Arizona State • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Florida

Player Story

Jordan Kerley built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Arizona State and SMU. The clearest part of Jordan Kerley's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8667

East Paulding · Dallas, GA

Committed To
Cincinnati
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Jordan Kerley, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · SMU. Jordan Kerley reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,185
Receptions
73
Touchdowns
12

Quick Answers

Jordan Kerley quick answers

Latest team and position
SMU · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,185
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · SMU
Top game
South Florida
Recruit profile
3-star · East Paulding · Cincinnati
High school pipeline
East Paulding · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2023 Receiving yards rank
319 receiving yards · WR 354th (top 35%) · American Athletic 54th (top 25%) · National 414th (top 20%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State6681027.5
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State0-00-
2021 Regular SeasonSMU812197450.8
2022 PostseasonSMU10650172.9
2022 Regular SeasonSMU1031538572.9
2023 Regular SeasonSMU818319255.7

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Arizona State to SMUP4 to P417.1Nov 12, 2020

Jordan Kerley played WR for Arizona State and SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jordan Kerley recorded 1,185 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

SMU paired 588 primary output with 82.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 69 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arizona State, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Prairie View A&M

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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2023 Regular Season · SMU

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

39.9

Efficiency

69

Usage

10.7

Consistency

63.9

Best Game by takeover score

Prairie View A&M

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 5. Oklahoma: 14. Prairie View A&M: 83. TCU: 51. Charlotte: 1. East Carolina: 69. Temple: 47. Tulsa: 49

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. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 16.7. Oklahoma: 2 by 46.7. Prairie View A&M: 3 by 100. TCU: 1 by 100. Charlotte: 1 by 6.7. East Carolina: 3 by 100. Temple: 2 by 100. Tulsa: 4 by 81.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins42.3 · Games = 6 · +9.8 vs Losses
Losses32.5 · Games = 2 · -9.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Prairie View A&M

Best efficiency game

100 vs Temple

Result
Sat 10/28vs TulsaW 69-1044912.312.30020
Fri 10/20@ TempleW 55-024723.523.50043
Thu 10/12@ East CarolinaW 31-103692323048
Sat 9/30vs CharlotteW 34-16111101
Sat 9/23@ TCUL 17-341515151051
Sat 9/16vs Prairie View A&M2+ TDW 69-038327.727.70259
Sat 9/9@ OklahomaL 11-2821477013
Sat 9/2vs Louisiana TechW 38-14252.52.5005

Player Story

Jordan Kerley story

Jordan Kerley built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Arizona State and SMU. The clearest part of Jordan Kerley's career was his receiving role: 73 catches, 1,185 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle and 179 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jordan Kerley'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.

  1. 1

    Arizona State

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State8153.36.8
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State0-81
2021 Regular SeasonSMU19781.76197
2022 PostseasonSMU58882.215.3391
2022 Regular SeasonSMU58882.215.30
2023 Regular SeasonSMU3196910.7-269

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ South Florida

Week 11 · W 41-23 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

156

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

156 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Prairie View A&M

Week 3 · W 69-0

83

Receiving Yards

83.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ East Carolina

Week 7 · W 31-10 · Conference game

69

Receiving Yards

78.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

69 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Colorado

Week 4 · L 31-34 · Conference game

59

Receiving Yards

75.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ North Texas

Week 1 · W 48-10

103

Receiving Yards

73.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · SMU

588 primary output · 82.2 efficiency · 15.3 usage

72.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · SMU

72.9

588 primary · 82.2 efficiency · 15.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · SMU

55.7

319 primary · 69 efficiency · 10.7 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games