Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Western Kentucky
Kylen Towner
WR • 5'8" • 175 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Kylen Towner reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
17
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Kylen Towner built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Mobile, AL wearing No. 8, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Kylen Towner's career was his return-game role:...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Kylen Towner, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Kylen Towner reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 356
- Receptions
- 24
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Kylen Towner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 356
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Paul's Episcopal · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- St. Paul's Episcopal · 31 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 286 receiving yards · WR 387th (top 40%) · Conference USA 53rd (top 25%) · National 466th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | - | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2015 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | - | 0 | 1 | 50.1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | 31.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 14 | 5 | 69 | 4 | 31.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 18 | 286 | 2 | 50.4 |
Related Context
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Kylen Towner played WR for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kylen Towner recorded 72 rushing yards, 356 receiving yards, and 14 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 286 primary output with 62.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 62.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
26
Efficiency
62.5
Usage
6.8
Consistency
16.8
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Kentucky: 3. Illinois: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Ball State: 0. UTEP: 6. Charlotte: 111. Old Dominion: 32. Florida Atlantic: 16. Vanderbilt: 5. Middle Tennessee: 105. Florida International: 8
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. Eastern Kentucky: 1 by 20. UTEP: 1 by 40. Charlotte: 6 by 100. Old Dominion: 2 by 100. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 53.3. Vanderbilt: 1 by 33.3. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 100. Florida International: 1 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins42.8 · Games = 6 · +37.0 vs Losses
Losses5.8 · Games = 5 · -37.0 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
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
100 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Florida International | L 17-41 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Middle Tennessee100 receiving yards | W 41-38 | — | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 26.30 | 1 | 65 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Vanderbilt | L 17-31 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 28-42 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| Fri 10/20 | @ Old Dominion | W 35-31 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Charlotte100 receiving yards | W 45-14 | — | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 1 | 59 |
| Sun 10/8 | @ UTEP | W 15-14 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Ball State | W 33-21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 22-23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Illinois | L 7-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 31-17 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Player Story
Kylen Towner story
Kylen Towner built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Mobile, AL wearing No. 8, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Kylen Towner's career was his return-game role: 2,978 return yards and 4 return touchdowns across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Western Kentucky. 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 72 rushing yards, 356 receiving yards, and 14 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Kylen Towner 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
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Western Kentucky
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | 0 | -1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 69 | 71.7 | 5.9 | 69 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 69 | 71.7 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 286 | 62.5 | 6.8 | 217 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Charlotte
Week 7 · W 45-14 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
111
Receiving Yards
82.2 takeover
111 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 12 · W 41-38 · Conference game
105
Receiving Yards
76.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Old Dominion
Week 8 · W 59-24 · Conference game
39
Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Rice
Week 1 · W 46-14 · Conference game
17
Receiving Yards
52.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Old Dominion
Week 8 · W 35-31 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
51.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
286 primary output · 62.5 efficiency · 6.8 usage
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#2
2015 Postseason · Western Kentucky
50.1
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
50.1
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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