#8

Branden Ganashamoorthy

WRJunior6' 3", 199 lbsMonroe, WA
Washington State Cougars1-2 · TDC #81
Snap share
64%
2 of 3 started · likely 29–82%
Receptions
5
500th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
78
424th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.6
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.40
11 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

11 plays · +4.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.40
Passing+0.53
Rushing-0.88
1st down+0.24
2nd down+1.16
3rd down-0.24
Standard downs-0.22
Passing downs+1.14
GanashamoorthyWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays14%
Run plays1%
1st down4%
2nd down8%
3rd down12%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs9%
GanashamoorthyWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets9—
Target share25.7%75th / 489
Catch rate55.6%361st / 489
Success rate per target55.6%169th / 489
Yards per target8.7213th / 489
Explosive catches11.1%221st / 489
Deep-target rate22.2%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets1—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards11079th / 1194
Yards / carry1—
Touchdowns0—
Long1—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5500th / 1676
Yards78424th / 1662
Yards / catch15.6—
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long23—

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 · Washington—56~16 (5–22)129%
Wk 2 · Kansas State✓ WR52~42 (28–51)481%
Wk 3 · Duquesne✓ WR62~50 (33–61)681%
Season2 GS170108 (50–139)1164%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Washington State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1Daniel BloodWRSR10104018%+0.43
4Darrius ClemonsWRSR10100022%+0.28
8Branden GanashamoorthyWRJR578114%+0.40
10Tank Hawkins Jr.WRSO23504%+1.24
0Tony FreemanWRSR———4%-0.99
6Jay PorterWRJR—————
13Ryan McKendryWRSO—————
18Jevon WalkerWRJR—————
80Noah WestbrookWRFR—————
82Oliver BenderWRFR—————
83Ethan MastellerWRFR—————
84Caleb NorthcroftWRJR—————
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 →