#8

Branden Ganashamoorthy

WRJunior6' 3", 199 lbsMonroe, WA
Washington State Cougars1-8 · TDC #96
Snap share
78%
6 of 9 started · likely 67–93%
Receptions
34
105th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
459
92nd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.5
170th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
3
127th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.23
260th of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

70 plays · +15.9 total EPA · 260th of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.23
Passing+0.24
Rushing-0.88
1st down+0.13
2nd down+0.33
3rd down+0.28
Standard downs+0.11
Passing downs+0.38
GanashamoorthyWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays21%
Run plays0%
1st down9%
2nd down10%
3rd down17%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs15%
GanashamoorthyWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets67—
Target share24.7%68th / 534
Catch rate49.3%481st / 534
Success rate per target40.3%406th / 534
Yards per target6.7390th / 534
Explosive catches7.5%391st / 534
Deep-target rate19.4%—
3rd-down targets20—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where Ganashamoorthy's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
69
34 caught (49%)
Avg. depth of target
12.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.4
114 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
345
of 459 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
19%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted69 targets charted

49% comp12.1 avg. depth3.4 YAC/catch19% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (7%), 3 caught (60%), 22 yds, 4.4 per target560% · 22yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (9%), 4 caught (67%), 28 yds, 4.7 per target667% · 28yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (6%), 1 caught (25%), 11 yds, 2.8 per target425% · 11yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 2 caught (100%), 38 yds, 19.0 per target2100% · 38yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (4%), 1 caught (33%), 24 yds, 8.0 per target333% · 24yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 1 caught (50%), 9 yds, 4.5 per target250% · 9yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (1%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (6%), 2 caught (50%), 33 yds, 8.3 per target450% · 33yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 5 targets (7%), 2 caught (40%), 32 yds, 6.4 per target540% · 32yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (1%), 1 caught (100%), 40 yds, 40.0 per target1100% · 40yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (1%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (4%), 1 caught (33%), 5 yds, 1.7 per target333% · 5yRight, 5–9 air yards: 14 targets (20%), 9 caught (64%), 96 yds, 6.9 per target1464% · 96yRight, 10–14 air yards: 6 targets (9%), 4 caught (67%), 56 yds, 9.3 per target667% · 56yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target60% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (1%), 1 caught (100%), 46 yds, 46.0 per target1100% · 46y
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.
2025 charting · Washington State

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

Charted targets
6
3 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
13.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.3
7 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
26
of 33 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

38% comp13.8 avg. depth2.3 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farWashington State#96 · 1-8978%34459324.7%
2025Washington State#50 · 7-6412%54205.7%
2024Washington State#66 · 8-547%54514.3%

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

Game Log

Branden Ganashamoorthy'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

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 9.4 at Oregon State (Week 7)1 of 8 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@WashingtonL 10–24—·····
2@Kansas StateL 7–344.611111.0011
3DuquesneW 48–77.546716.8123
4ArizonaL 24–347.546716.8146
5Fresno StateL 6–265.83289.3018
6@Utah StateL 16–175.63237.709
7@Oregon StateL 30–489.41114713.4140
8Boise StateL 10–316.845814.5018
9@San Diego StateL 20–266.845814.5023
2026 · 9 games6.73445913.5346

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards11340th / 1519
Yards / carry1—
Touchdowns0—
Long1—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions34105th / 2089
Yards45992nd / 2074
Yards / catch13.5170th / 460
Touchdowns3127th / 914
Long46—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14438th / 5664
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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 involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Washington—56~16 (5–22)1·29%
Wk 2 · Kansas State✓ WR52~42 (28–51)4·81%
Wk 3 · Duquesne✓ WR62~50 (33–61)6·81%
Wk 4 · Arizona✓ WR70~60 (39–70)9·86%
Wk 5 · Fresno State✓ WR58~46 (30–56)7·79%
Wk 6 · Utah State✓ WR68~58 (38–68)9·85%
Wk 7 · Oregon State—80~75 (49–80)17194%
Wk 8 · Boise State✓ WR73~65 (43–73)11·89%
Wk 9 · San Diego State—72~50 (33–61)6·69%
Season6 GS591462 (397–547)70178%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Washington State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1Daniel BloodWRSR38414117%+0.36
8Branden GanashamoorthyWRJR34459321%+0.23
10Tank Hawkins Jr.WRSO26141011%-0.06
4Darrius ClemonsWRSR20218015%+0.54
84Caleb NorthcroftWRJR11102%-0.20
0Tony FreemanWRSR———4%-0.99
6Jay PorterWRJR—————
13Ryan McKendryWRSO—————
18Jevon WalkerWRJR—————
80Noah WestbrookWRFR—————
82Oliver BenderWRFR—————
83Ethan MastellerWRFR—————
88Jordan DeesWRSO—————
89Isaiah DockenWRFR—————

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. Washington State depth chart →