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Player Dossier
2021-2023Western Kentucky
Josh Sterns
WR • 5'8" • 185 lbs • Waxahachie, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Josh Sterns reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Josh Sterns built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Waxahachie, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Josh Sterns' career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Houston Christian
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Josh Sterns, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Josh Sterns reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 118
- Receptions
- 16
Quick Answers
Josh Sterns quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Waxahachie · Houston Christian
- High school pipeline
- Waxahachie · 19 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Sophomore
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8 | 16 | 118 | 0 | 42 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 10.6 | Dec 4, 2023 |
| 2021 | Unlisted to Western Kentucky | Unlisted to G5/FCS | 14.1 | Dec 14, 2020 |
Josh Sterns played WR for Western Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, Josh Sterns recorded 118 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 118 primary output with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
14.8
Efficiency
46.5
Usage
5.9
Consistency
63.4
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UT Martin: 0. Indiana: 32. Michigan State: 16. UTSA: 28. Old Dominion: 18. Middle Tennessee: 15. Rice: 5. UTSA: 4
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. UT Martin: 1 by 0. Indiana: 2 by 100. Michigan State: 2 by 53.3. UTSA: 2 by 93.3. Old Dominion: 3 by 40. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 25. Rice: 1 by 33.3. UTSA: 1 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins9.5 · Games = 4 · -10.5 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 4 · +10.5 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
Indiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Indiana
Player Story
Josh Sterns story
Josh Sterns built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Waxahachie, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Josh Sterns' career was his receiving role: 16 catches and 118 receiving yards across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Sterns' 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
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 118 | 46.5 | 5.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -118 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas Tech
Week 2
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
209 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 4 · L 31-33
32
Receiving Yards
73.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs UTSA
Week 6 · L 46-52 · Conference game
28
Receiving Yards
66.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 4
52
Receiving Yards
62.4 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ North Texas
Week 1
46
Receiving Yards
61 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
118 primary output · 46.5 efficiency · 5.9 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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