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 | 37 | — |
| Target share | 16.5% | 267th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 54.1% | 439th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 37.8% | 439th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 5.6 | 463rd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 5.4% | 443rd / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 24.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Eskildsen's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted35 targets charted
2025 charting · Iowa State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Eskildsen’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted16 targets charted
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools 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 |  Penn State#26 · 4-4 | 8 | 70% | 23 | 244 | 1 | 16.5% |
| 2025 |  Iowa State#35 · 8-4 | 11 | 68% | 30 | 526 | 5 | 14.6% |
| 2024 | Iowa State#30 · 11-3 | 4 | 5% | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Brett Eskildsen's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Brett Eskildsen'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 |  Marshall | W 45–0 | 7.1 | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | @ Temple | W 27–9 | 4.8 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 |  Buffalo | W 55–13 | 5.6 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 |  Wisconsin | L 20–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Northwestern | L 13–34 | 6.6 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 |  USC | L 23–31 | 6.0 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | @ Michigan | L 18–21 | 5.9 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 |  Purdue | W 31–17 | 5.1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.9 | 23 | 244 | 10.6 | 1 | 25 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 23 | 245th / 2089 |
| Yards | 244 | 355th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.6 | 334th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 25 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 · Marshall | ✓ WR | 72 | ~49 (32–60) | 7 | · | 68% |
| Wk 2 · Temple | — | 64 | ~19 (6–26) | 2 | · | 30% |
| Wk 3 · Buffalo | ✓ WR | 67 | ~33 (11–45) | 2 | · | 49% |
| Wk 4 · Wisconsin | ✓ WR | 65 | ~55 (36–65) | 6 | · | 85% |
| Wk 5 · Northwestern | ✓ WR | 63 | ~55 (36–63) | 8 | · | 87% |
| Wk 6 · USC | — | 63 | ~51 (34–62) | 5 | · | 81% |
| Wk 7 · Michigan | — | 74 | ~59 (39–72) | 6 | 1 | 80% |
| Wk 9 · Purdue | ✓ WR | 76 | ~59 (39–72) | 4 | · | 78% |
| Season | 5 GS | 544 | 380 (319–443) | 40 | 1 | 70% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Penn State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chase Sowell | WR | SR | 34 | 510 | 3 | 23% | +0.76 |
| 4 | Brett Eskildsen | WR | JR | 23 | 244 | 1 | 15% | +0.02 |
| 6 | Koby Howard | WR | SO | 12 | 344 | 2 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 2 | Zay Robinson | WR | FR | 9 | 129 | 1 | 5% | +0.68 |
| 9 | Amarion Jackson | WR | FR | 3 | 41 | 0 | 4% | +0.80 |
| 8 | Karon Brookins | WR | FR | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6% | -0.50 |
| 7 | Peter Gonzalez | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Lyrick Samuel | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Hank Lustig | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Keith Jones Jr. | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Logan Cunningham | WR | SR | — | — | — | 0% | -0.08 |
| 37 | Max Heffner | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Ethan Black | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →