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 | 19 | — |
| Target share | 27.1% | 54th / 489 |
| Catch rate | 68.4% | 221st / 489 |
| Success rate per target | 63.2% | 92nd / 489 |
| Yards per target | 11.4 | 92nd / 489 |
| Explosive catches | 21.1% | 98th / 489 |
| Deep-target rate | 36.8% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 12 | 815th / 1194 |
| Yards / carry | 12 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 200th / 476 |
| Long | 12 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 15 | 63rd / 1676 |
| Yards | 235 | 50th / 1662 |
| Yards / catch | 15.7 | 119th / 499 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 15th / 527 |
| Long | 37 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Idaho | ✓ WR | 75 | ~54 (35–66) | 6 | 72% |
| Wk 2 · Arkansas | ✓ WR | 62 | ~44 (29–54) | 6 | 71% |
| Wk 3 · Utah State | ✓ WR | 74 | ~62 (41–74) | 11 | 84% |
| Season | 3 GS | 211 | 160 (125–189) | 23 | 76% |
13 WRs on the Utah roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Braden Pegan | WR | SR | 15 | 235 | 3 | 24% | +0.84 |
| 11 | Ricky Johnson | WR | SO | 7 | 85 | 0 | 12% | +0.29 |
| 12 | Larry Simmons | WR | SR | 5 | 95 | 0 | 7% | +1.31 |
| Creed Whittemore | WR | 5 | 87 | 0 | 12% | +0.21 | ||
| 8 | Mana Carvalho | WR | SO | 2 | 38 | 0 | 6% | -0.73 |
| 0 | Kyri Shoels | WR | SR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | -0.29 |
| 18 | Tobias Merriweather | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Matt Clark | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Peyton Rice | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Junior Coughlin | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Bryson Baker | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Max Ausmus | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daidren Zipperer | WR | — | — | — | 3% | -1.64 |
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. Utah depth chart →