EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 10 | — |
| Target share | 12.0% | 395th / 489 |
| Catch rate | 100.0% | 1st / 489 |
| Success rate per target | 80.0% | 13th / 489 |
| Yards per target | 9.8 | 144th / 489 |
| Explosive catches | 10.0% | 257th / 489 |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 11 | 154th / 1676 |
| Yards | 101 | 311th / 1662 |
| Yards / catch | 9.2 | 378th / 499 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 35 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 23 | — |
| Average | 23 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 23 | — |
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% |
| Season | 2 GS | 220 | 122 (95–144) | 13 | 1 | 55% |
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 | 16 | 233 | 1 | 22% | +0.30 |
| 8 | AJ Little | WR | JR | 11 | 101 | 0 | 12% | +0.35 |
| 3 | MJ Johnson | WR | JR | 7 | 103 | 0 | 7% | +0.88 |
| 9 | Jaylen Himes | WR | SO | 6 | 42 | 1 | 8% | -0.10 |
| 13 | Grant Page | WR | SR | 5 | 52 | 0 | 5% | +0.56 |
| 0 | Eelijah Singleton | WR | JR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -0.47 |
| 11 | Davis Dalton | WR | SR | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12% | +0.02 |
| 7 | Kaden Saunders | WR | JR | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | +2.29 |
| 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 →