#88
Stanford · 2026

Benji Blackburn

TEJunior6' 6", 260 lbsMiami, FL
Stanford Cardinal1-2 · TDC #116
Snap share
75%
3 of 3 started · likely 63–90%
Receptions
14
88th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
129
217th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.2
378th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.21
244th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

20 plays · +4.2 total EPA · 244th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.21
1st down+0.22
2nd down+0.48
3rd down+0.38
Standard downs-0.25
Passing downs+0.59
BlackburnWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays17%
Run plays0%
1st down7%
2nd down13%
3rd down12%
Standard downs7%
Passing downs16%
BlackburnWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share16.7%247th / 489
Catch rate78.6%94th / 489
Success rate per target42.9%329th / 489
Yards per target6.4350th / 489
Explosive catches0.0%382nd / 489
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions1488th / 1676
Yards129217th / 1662
Yards / catch9.2378th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long19—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Hawai'i✓ TE71~53 (45–64)775%
Wk 1 · Miami✓ TE65~56 (47–65)1186%
Wk 3 · Duke✓ TE58~36 (17–51)262%
Season3 GS194145 (123–175)2075%

Position Room

5 TEs on the Stanford roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
88Benji BlackburnTEJR14129017%+0.21
84Chico HoltTEJR21702%+0.02
81Marcus MonroeTEFR—————
85Zach GiulianoTEFR—————
87Aiden BlackTESO———6%-0.56

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. Stanford depth chart →