Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 24 | — |
| Target share | 11.1% | 483rd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 70.8% | 151st / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 54.2% | 156th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 11.3 | 53rd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 20.8% | 50th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 12.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Little's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted27 targets charted
Game Log
AJ Little's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Alcorn State | W 49–3 | 6.6 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 35 | · | · | 1 | 23 | · |
| 2 | @ Auburn | L 8–43 | 5.9 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  UConn | L 20–48 | 6.2 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Tulane | L 21–24 | 6.8 | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | 41 | · | · | 2 | 1 | · |
| 6 | @ Troy | L 34–55 | 7.6 | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Arkansas State | L 13–23 | 5.3 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 |  Louisiana | W 35–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 9 | @ UL Monroe | W 35–21 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.0 | 18 | 275 | 15.3 | 1 | 75 | · | · | 3 | 24 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 18 | 367th / 2089 |
| Yards | 275 | 293rd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 15.3 | 92nd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 75 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 3 | — |
| Yards | 24 | — |
| Average | 8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 23 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Alcorn State | — | 84 | ~44 (29–54) | 4 | 1 | 52% |
| Wk 2 · Auburn | ✓ WR | 58 | ~34 (11–47) | 4 | · | 59% |
| Wk 3 · UConn | ✓ WR | 78 | ~44 (29–54) | 5 | · | 56% |
| Wk 4 · Tulane | ✓ WR | 64 | ~48 (32–58) | 7 | 2 | 75% |
| Wk 6 · Troy | ✓ WR | 66 | ~37 (12–51) | 4 | · | 56% |
| Wk 7 · Arkansas State | — | 60 | ~10 (3–16) | 1 | · | 17% |
| Wk 9 · UL Monroe | — | 72 | ~18 (6–25) | 2 | · | 25% |
| Season | 4 GS | 563 | 235 (146–285) | 27 | 3 | 42% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Sanders | WR | SR | 44 | 600 | 5 | 26% | +0.45 |
| 8 | AJ Little | WR | JR | 18 | 275 | 1 | 11% | +0.48 |
| 7 | Kaden Saunders | WR | JR | 16 | 211 | 0 | 12% | +0.02 |
| 3 | MJ Johnson | WR | JR | 11 | 145 | 0 | 6% | +0.59 |
| 11 | Davis Dalton | WR | SR | 10 | 133 | 1 | 12% | -0.11 |
| 13 | Grant Page | WR | SR | 7 | 78 | 1 | 6% | +0.67 |
| 9 | Jaylen Himes | WR | SO | 6 | 42 | 1 | 8% | -0.10 |
| 0 | Eelijah Singleton | WR | JR | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6% | -0.62 |
| 19 | Cace Reed | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Trey Horne | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Nehemiah Taylor | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | King David Aboya | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Dillon Rowley | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Israel Leamon | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Southern Miss depth chart →