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 | 35 | — |
| Target share | 13.8% | 382nd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 62.9% | 309th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 34.3% | 478th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 5.3 | 479th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 2.9% | 481st / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 11.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 9 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Blackburn's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted47 targets charted
2025 charting · Stanford
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Blackburn’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted5 targets charted
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Stanford#100 · 4-5 | 9 | 72% | 31 | 262 | 1 | 13.8% |
| 2025 | Stanford#93 · 4-8 | 7 | 24% | 9 | 109 | 1 | 4.7% |
| 2024 | Stanford#105 · 3-9 | 2 | 6% | 2 | 18 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Benji Blackburn's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Benji Blackburn'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Hawai'i | W 37–27 | 7.6 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 |  Miami | L 6–45 | 7.8 | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | @ Duke | L 7–35 | 6.5 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 |  Georgia Tech | W 34–27 | 5.1 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | @ Wake Forest | L 3–57 | 6.3 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | @ Notre Dame | L 7–58 | 7.3 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 |  Elon | W 34–7 | 6.6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 |  NC State | W 31–28 | 6.5 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | @ Louisville | L 24–52 | 6.0 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 · 9 games | 6.6 | 31 | 262 | 8.5 | 1 | 22 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 31 | 135th / 2089 |
| Yards | 262 | 320th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.5 | 415th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 22 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Hawai'i | ✓ TE | 71 | ~53 (45–64) | 7 | · | 75% |
| Wk 1 · Miami | ✓ TE | 65 | ~56 (47–65) | 11 | · | 86% |
| Wk 3 · Duke | ✓ TE | 58 | ~36 (17–51) | 2 | · | 62% |
| Wk 4 · Georgia Tech | ✓ TE | 72 | ~56 (47–68) | 5 | 1 | 78% |
| Wk 5 · Wake Forest | — | 67 | ~53 (45–64) | 5 | · | 79% |
| Wk 6 · Notre Dame | — | 44 | ~34 (16–44) | 5 | · | 77% |
| Wk 7 · Elon | — | 73 | ~46 (39–56) | 4 | · | 63% |
| Wk 8 · NC State | ✓ TE | 70 | ~51 (43–62) | 5 | · | 73% |
| Wk 9 · Louisville | — | 69 | ~39 (18–56) | 3 | 1 | 57% |
| Season | 5 GS | 589 | 424 (369–511) | 47 | 2 | 72% |
Position Room
5 TEs on the Stanford roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Benji Blackburn | TE | JR | 31 | 262 | 1 | 14% | +0.10 |
| 84 | Chico Holt | TE | JR | 6 | 47 | 0 | 4% | -0.14 |
| 87 | Aiden Black | TE | SO | 1 | 75 | 1 | 4% | +0.95 |
| 81 | Marcus Monroe | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Zach Giuliano | TE | 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. Stanford depth chart →