Calvin Russell III
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 | 29 | — |
| Target share | 15.8% | 295th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 65.5% | 252nd / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 44.8% | 327th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.7 | 386th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 10.3% | 292nd / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 17.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted28 targets charted
Game Log
Calvin Russell III'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 |  New Hampshire | W 66–3 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  California | L 18–21 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Pittsburgh | L 13–27 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ UConn | W 42–41 | 5.1 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | @ Virginia | L 25–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 |  Louisville | L 26–34 | 7.3 | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | @ North Carolina | W 31–30 | 8.0 | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 |  SMU | W 30–27 | 6.3 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 16 |
| 2026 · 4 games | 6.7 | 19 | 194 | 10.2 | 2 | 28 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 2 | — |
| Yards | 8 | 1122nd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 5 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 19 | 340th / 2089 |
| Yards | 194 | 450th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.2 | 355th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 28 | — |
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 5 · UConn | — | 85 | ~25 (8–34) | 3 | · | 29% |
| Wk 6 · Virginia | — | 82 | ~21 (7–29) | 1 | · | 26% |
| Wk 7 · Louisville | — | 84 | ~66 (43–80) | 10 | 1 | 79% |
| Wk 8 · North Carolina | ✓ WR | 83 | ~66 (43–80) | 11 | · | 80% |
| Wk 9 · SMU | — | 71 | ~50 (33–61) | 6 | · | 70% |
| Season | 1 GS | 638 | 228 (192–269) | 31 | 1 | 36% |
Position Room
16 WRs on the Syracuse roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Umari Hatcher | WR | SR | 60 | 952 | 8 | 28% | +0.69 |
| 5 | Calvin Russell III | WR | FR | 19 | 194 | 2 | 15% | +0.15 |
| 6 | Darius Johnson | WR | FR | 14 | 120 | 0 | 7% | -0.59 |
| 86 | Justus Ross-Simmons | WR | SR | 12 | 170 | 0 | 7% | +0.49 |
| Cole Weaver | WR | 7 | 73 | 0 | 5% | +0.21 | ||
| 8 | Tyshawn Russell | WR | JR | 6 | 47 | 0 | 6% | -0.29 |
| Darien Williams | WR | 4 | 25 | 0 | 6% | -0.21 | ||
| 83 | Julian McFadden | WR | FR | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2% | -0.15 |
| 14 | Zamondre Merriweather | WR | JR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.68 |
| 13 | Matthew Outten | WR | FR | — | — | — | 1% | -0.10 |
| 15 | Amare' Gough | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Elijah Moore | WR | SO | — | — | — | 3% | -0.29 |
| 18 | Phoenix Henriquez | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.58 |
| 85 | BJ Garrett | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Nate Edwards | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terrell Wilfong | WR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.94 |
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. Syracuse depth chart →