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Pittsburgh · 2026

Cataurus Hicks

WRSenior5' 10", 185 lbsMiami, FL
Pittsburgh Panthers3-0 · TDC #18
Snap share
69%
2 of 3 started · likely 54–82%
Receptions
9
226th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
186
104th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
20.7
29th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.35
208th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

17 plays · +5.9 total EPA · 208th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.35
Passing+0.35
1st down+0.35
2nd down+0.69
3rd down-0.00
Standard downs+0.20
Passing downs+0.45
HicksWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays17%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down9%
3rd down15%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs16%
HicksWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets15—
Target share17.9%214th / 489
Catch rate46.7%434th / 489
Success rate per target33.3%392nd / 489
Yards per target10.0134th / 489
Explosive catches13.3%198th / 489
Deep-target rate33.3%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets1—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9226th / 1676
Yards186104th / 1662
Yards / catch20.729th / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long53—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns5—
Yards32—
Average6.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long16—

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 involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Miami (OH)—75~60 (39–73)9280%
Wk 2 · UCF✓ WR71~51 (34–62)6372%
Wk 3 · Syracuse✓ WR60~32 (10–44)2·53%
Season2 GS206143 (112–169)17569%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
3Cataurus HicksWRSR9186117%+0.35
Bryce YatesWR911619%+1.42
10Censere LeeWRSR8113113%+0.72
7Malik KnightWRSR7731——
87Demetrice McCrayWRFR22404%-0.01
2Tony KinslerWRSO1605%-0.24
14Benny HaselrigWRSR—————
22Bryan HamiltonWRFR—————
23Jake SassicWRJR—————
24Tyreek RobinsonWRJR———0%-0.43
30Jack LesniewiczWRFR—————
40Amah AgwuWRJR—————
81Rodney DunbarWRFR—————
84Cam SappWRSO—————

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. Pittsburgh depth chart →