Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 22 | — |
| Target share | 22.2% | 116th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 72.7% | 127th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 54.5% | 150th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 7.9 | 272nd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 13.6% | 186th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 18.2% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 5 | — |
Charting
Where Cheeks's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted22 targets charted
Game Log
Carver Cheeks'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 | @ Oklahoma | L 0–51 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Texas Southern | W 51–10 | 6.8 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | @ Michigan | L 17–52 | 6.8 | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 1 | 45 |
| 4 |  Oregon State | L 7–33 | 7.0 | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | 27 |
| 5 | @ New Mexico | L 7–61 | 5.9 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 |  Nevada | L 13–30 | 5.0 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  San José State | L 11–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 | @ North Dakota State | L 7–31 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.8 | 17 | 187 | 11.0 | 3 | 45 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 17 | 405th / 2089 |
| Yards | 187 | 461st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11 | 313th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 45 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 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 | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Oklahoma | ✓ WR | 56 | ~33 (11–45) | 3 | · | · | 59% |
| Wk 2 · Texas Southern | ✓ WR | 54 | ~36 (11–49) | 3 | · | · | 67% |
| Wk 3 · Michigan | ✓ WR | 47 | ~17 (5–23) | 2 | · | · | 36% |
| Wk 4 · Oregon State | ✓ WR | 65 | ~51 (34–62) | 6 | · | 2 | 78% |
| Wk 5 · New Mexico | ✓ WR | 54 | ~47 (31–54) | 6 | 1 | · | 87% |
| Wk 6 · Nevada | ✓ WR | 51 | ~41 (27–50) | 4 | · | · | 80% |
| Wk 9 · North Dakota State | — | 50 | ~34 (11–47) | 1 | · | · | 68% |
| Season | 6 GS | 461 | 259 (161–314) | 25 | 1 | 2 | 56% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the UTEP roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jaden Smith | WR | SR | 34 | 274 | 1 | 21% | +0.41 |
| 5 | Carver Cheeks | WR | SR | 17 | 187 | 3 | 14% | +0.20 |
| 81 | Jeremiah Nash | WR | JR | 8 | 82 | 0 | 8% | -0.90 |
| 2 | Royal Capell | WR | SO | 5 | 44 | 0 | 9% | +0.25 |
| 13 | Nik Henry | WR | SO | 4 | 50 | 0 | 4% | +1.11 |
| 14 | Marcus Torres | WR | SO | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11% | +0.04 |
| 7 | Jaylan Brown | WR | SO | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -1.23 |
| 17 | Carmelo Taylor | WR | JR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.07 |
| 18 | Rafeald Campbell | WR | SO | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 16 | Mason Ferguson | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | CJ Simon | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Zo Hill | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Jacaleb Johnson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. UTEP depth chart →