#4
Penn State · 2026

Brett Eskildsen

WRJunior6' 1", 198 lbsFrisco, TX
Penn State Nittany Lions3-0 · TDC #7
Snap share
50%
2 of 3 started · likely 23–64%
Receptions
9
226th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
83
399th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.2
378th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.63
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 · +6.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.63
Passing+0.63
1st down-0.08
2nd down+1.41
3rd down+0.24
Standard downs+0.39
Passing downs+1.03
EskildsenWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays13%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down7%
3rd down3%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs9%
EskildsenWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share15.9%270th / 489
Catch rate80.0%82nd / 489
Success rate per target50.0%227th / 489
Yards per target8.5221st / 489
Explosive catches10.0%257th / 489
Deep-target rate10.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9226th / 1676
Yards83399th / 1662
Yards / catch9.2378th / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long25—

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 · Marshall✓ WR72~49 (32–60)768%
Wk 2 · Temple—64~19 (6–26)230%
Wk 3 · Buffalo✓ WR67~33 (11–45)249%
Season2 GS203101 (47–130)1150%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Penn State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Koby HowardWRSO12344220%+1.50
4Brett EskildsenWRJR983113%+0.63
0Chase SowellWRSR8126115%+1.10
2Zay RobinsonWRFR58016%+1.75
8Karon BrookinsWRFR1806%-0.50
9Amarion JacksonWRFR1100——
7Peter GonzalezWRSO—————
11Lyrick SamuelWRFR—————
13Hank LustigWRFR—————
15Keith Jones Jr.WRSO—————
31Logan CunninghamWRSR———0%-0.08
37Max HeffnerWRFR—————
82Ethan BlackWRJR—————

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. Penn State depth chart →