North Dakota State Bison Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share (share of the team’s plays in games played) with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#2 Nathan HayesQB · SR · 4 G · 4 GS88%225 snapsQB2#0 Preston BrownQB · SO · 3 G8%16 snapsQB3#10 Trey DrakeQB · JR · 2 G10%14 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#7 DJ ScottRB · JR · 4 G · 4 GS43%34–53% · ~110 est.RB2#5 Myles MitchellRB · FR · 4 G39%31–49% · ~100 est.RB3#4 Nyeoti PunniRB · SR · 4 G21%12–50% · ~54 est.RB4Brady WavrunekRB · 3 G16%8–35% · ~31 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1Jackson WilliamsWR · 4 G · 1 GS69%58–82% · ~176 est.WR2#15 Mekhi CollinsWR · SR · 4 G · 3 GS60%34–80% · ~154 est.WR3#84 Logan ConklinWR · SO · 3 G · 1 GS44%21–57% · ~83 est.—#3 Jeremiah PattersonWR · SR · 3 G30%14–40% · ~57 est.—#21 Chris KielWR · FR · 2 G · 1 GS52%23–68% · ~71 est.—#17 Isiah St. RomainWR · SO · 3 G16%4–26% · ~29 est.—#11 Jordan McCantsWR · SR · 3 G · 1 GS18%5–30% · ~25 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#81 Reis KesselTE · SO · 4 G · 2 GS70%59–84% · ~178 est.TE2#44 Luke KokatTE · SR · 3 G · 3 GS33%13–47% · ~42 est.TE3Kaden ZenzenTE · 4 G · 4 GS34%15–49% · ~20 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#62 Griffin EmpeyG · JR · 4 G · 4 GS97%90–100% · ~247 est.OL2#76 Ryan BabatzOT · SO · 4 G · 4 GS97%90–100% · ~247 est.OL3#55 Kene AneneOL · SO · 4 G · 4 GS97%90–100% · ~247 est.OL4#61 Gage SchmidtC · SO · 4 G · 4 GS97%90–100% · ~247 est.OL5#68 Coy OkesonG · SO · 3 G · 3 GS97%90–100% · ~181 est.—#75 Josh MaginOT · SR · 1 G · 1 GS97%90–100% · ~66 est.Defense
Season snap share of the opponent’s plays, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#11 Matthew StenbrotenDE · SO · 4 G · 4 GS54%31–70% · ~127 est.DL2#94 Logan LarsonDT · SR · 4 G · 4 GS52%29–67% · ~121 est.DL3Keenan WilsonDT · 4 G · 4 GS45%26–58% · ~105 est.DL4#9 Kelton McCaslinDE · SR · 4 G · 4 GS53%27–69% · ~89 est.—Zach VanderpoolDT · 2 G48%24–65% · ~55 est.—#56 Allante BurleyDE · SR · 2 G43%21–58% · ~49 est.—#99 Obald NiyonkuruDT · JR · 2 G39%19–53% · ~45 est.—#93 Anthony OkesDE · JR · 2 G53%26–72% · ~64 est.—Alijah WayneDT · 3 G26%13–34% · ~47 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#3 Gavin SellLB · FR · 4 G · 4 GS77%62–91% · ~180 est.LB2#42 Alex ElliottLB · JR · 4 G51%20–68% · ~120 est.LB3Donovan WoolenLB · 4 G · 4 GS65%25–86% · ~153 est.—#41 Peder HaugoLB · SO · 3 G52%13–70% · ~97 est.—#25 Ray James Jr.LB · SO · 4 G · 4 GS53%14–71% · ~89 est.—Keith WilliamsLB · 4 G22%0–43% · ~52 est.—Noah TaylorLB · 3 G18%0–38% · ~31 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Punterby punts
P1#39 Aaron BickertonP · SR · 4 G9punts · 3 lastSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs Jacksonville State | Wk 1 vs Fordham | Wk 2 @ Air Force | Wk 3 @ Sacramento State | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 68 | 68 | 60 | 59 | 255 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 54 | 48 | 66 | 66 | 234 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||
| Nathan Hayes | QB | 60 | 52 | 60 | 53 | 225 |
| Preston Brown | QB | 7 | 3 | · | 6 | 16 |
| Trey Drake | QB | 1 | 13 | · | · | 14 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||
| DJ Scott | RB | ~30 | ~27 | ~22 | ~31 | 110 |
| Myles Mitchell | RB | ~22 | ~25 | ~31 | ~22 | 100 |
| Nyeoti Punni | RB | ~18 | ~16 | ~9 | ~11 | 54 |
| Brady Wavrunek | RB | ~10 | ~11 | · | ~10 | 31 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||
| Reis Kessel | TE | ~51 | ~39 | ~45 | ~43 | 178 |
| Jackson Williams | WR | ~42 | ~38 | ~45 | ~51 | 176 |
| Mekhi Collins | WR | ~41 | ~41 | ~32 | ~40 | 154 |
| Logan Conklin | WR | · | ~12 | ~41 | ~30 | 83 |
| Chris Kiel | WR | ~31 | ~40 | · | · | 71 |
| Jeremiah Patterson | WR | · | ~25 | ~17 | ~15 | 57 |
| Luke Kokat | TE | ~21 | · | ~21 | · | 42 |
| Isiah St. Romain | WR | ~9 | · | ~11 | ~9 | 29 |
| Jordan McCants | WR | ~18 | ~7 | · | · | 25 |
| Cade Osterman | WR | ~14 | ~7 | · | · | 21 |
| Kaden Zenzen | TE | · | · | · | ~20 | 20 |
| Dylan Vokal | WR | · | ~7 | · | · | 7 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||
| Matthew Stenbroten | DE | ~33 | ~29 | ~26 | ~39 | 127 |
| Logan Larson | DT | ~31 | ~12 | ~45 | ~33 | 121 |
| Keenan Wilson | DT | ~15 | ~12 | ~41 | ~37 | 105 |
| Kelton McCaslin | DE | ~36 | ~24 | · | ~29 | 89 |
| Anthony Okes | DE | ~26 | · | ~38 | · | 64 |
| Zach Vanderpool | DT | · | ~20 | · | ~35 | 55 |
| Blake Schiltz | DE | ~21 | · | ~32 | · | 53 |
| Allante Burley | DE | · | ~19 | · | ~30 | 49 |
| Alijah Wayne | DT | · | ~12 | ~19 | ~16 | 47 |
| Obald Niyonkuru | DT | · | ~23 | · | ~22 | 45 |
| Thomas Roberts | DT | · | ~21 | · | · | 21 |
| Chase Evink | DT | · | ~18 | · | · | 18 |
| Victor Isele | DE | · | ~16 | · | · | 16 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||
| Gavin Sell | LB | ~30 | ~35 | ~57 | ~58 | 180 |
| Donovan Woolen | LB | ~54 | ~15 | ~66 | ~18 | 153 |
| Alex Elliott | LB | ~21 | ~31 | ~15 | ~53 | 120 |
| Peder Haugo | LB | ~18 | · | ~46 | ~33 | 97 |
| Ray James Jr. | LB | ~41 | ~8 | · | ~40 | 89 |
| Keith Williams | LB | ~3 | ~25 | ~1 | ~23 | 52 |
| Noah Taylor | LB | ~11 | ~8 | ~12 | · | 31 |
| Damian Devine | LB | · | ~20 | · | · | 20 |
| Ryland Satter | LB | · | ~17 | · | · | 17 |
| Jacob Wrbanek | LB | · | ~14 | · | · | 14 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||
| Darius Givance | S | ~54 | ~11 | ~65 | ~64 | 194 |
| Taylen Eady | S | ~5 | ~43 | ~64 | ~65 | 177 |
| Will Steil | S | ~51 | ~33 | · | ~59 | 143 |
| Marion Moore | CB | ~53 | ~9 | ~62 | ~16 | 140 |
| Kendrick Carter | CB | ~16 | ~47 | · | ~41 | 104 |
| DJ Voltz | CB | ~41 | · | · | ~54 | 95 |
| Jaylin Crumby | S | ~53 | · | ~7 | ~23 | 83 |
| Najee Nelson | CB | · | · | ~60 | · | 60 |
| Jaylen Archibald | S | · | · | ~47 | ~6 | 53 |
| Deron Russell | CB | · | ~46 | · | ~2 | 48 |
| Mikhale Ford | S | · | ~39 | · | · | 39 |
| Hudson Artz | S | · | · | ~23 | · | 23 |
| Walker Braaten | S | · | ~16 | · | · | 16 |
| Chance Tucker | CB | · | ~6 | · | · | 6 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||
| Kene Anene | OL | ~66 | ~66 | ~58 | ~57 | 247 |
| Gage Schmidt | C | ~66 | ~66 | ~58 | ~57 | 247 |
| Griffin Empey | G | ~66 | ~66 | ~58 | ~57 | 247 |
| Ryan Babatz | OT | ~66 | ~66 | ~58 | ~57 | 247 |
| Coy Okeson | G | · | ~66 | ~58 | ~57 | 181 |
| Josh Magin | OT | ~66 | · | · | · | 66 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line is listed in roster order.