#89
Maryland · 2026

AJ Szymanski

TESenior6' 6", 253 lbsTimonium, MD
Maryland Terrapins2-6 · TDC #79
Snap share
11%
likely 6–15%
Receptions
3
1350th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
16
1610th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
5.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.12
4 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · -0.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.12
Passing-0.12
1st down+0.83
2nd down-0.78
3rd down+0.26
Standard downs-0.24
Passing downs+0.26
SzymanskiWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays4%
Run plays0%
1st down1%
2nd down3%
3rd down2%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs2%
SzymanskiWR/TE average
2025 charting · Maryland

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Szymanski’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
4
1 caught (25%)
Avg. depth of target
8.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.0
10 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
11
of 21 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted4 targets charted

50% comp8.5 avg. depth10.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (50%), 1 caught (50%), 21 yds, 10.5 per target250% · 21yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farMaryland#79 · 2-6311%
2025Maryland#84 · 4-8623%
2023Maryland#29 · 8-51—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. AJ Szymanski's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

AJ Szymanski'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

3.9 avg. game scoreBest: 4.9 vs UCLA (Week 4)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1HamptonW 62–04.3166.006
2@UConnW 38–14—no stats recorded
3Virginia TechL 26–35—no stats recorded
4UCLAL 3–544.9199.009
5@NebraskaL 23–48—no stats recorded
6@Ohio StateL 16–45—no stats recorded
7RutgersL 30–37—no stats recorded
9IllinoisL 17–202.5111.001
2026 · 3 games3.93165.309

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31350th / 2089
Yards161610th / 2074
Yards / catch5.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long9—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Hampton78~31 (14–44)2140%
Wk 4 · UCLA69~13 (6–20)1·19%
Wk 9 · Illinois58~17 (8–24)1·29%
Season53361 (33–81)4111%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Maryland roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
9Dorian FlemingTEJR23213212%+0.23
8Preston HowardTESR67006%-0.36
89AJ SzymanskiTESR31604%-0.12
85JT TaggartTESO2605%-0.19
16Damon Hall Jr.TEFR11102%+0.90
84Thomas McCluskeyTEJR—————
87Brayden MarkoTEFR—————

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. Maryland depth chart →