#19
Missouri · 2026

Cayden Lee

WRSenior5' 11", 180 lbsKennesaw, GA
Missouri Tigers6-2 · TDC #18
Snap share
78%
5 of 8 started · likely 66–91%
Receptions
53
14th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
756
15th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.3
129th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
5
38th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.55
123rd of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

75 plays · +40.9 total EPA · 123rd of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.55
Passing+0.55
1st down+0.41
2nd down+0.50
3rd down+1.03
Standard downs+0.57
Passing downs+0.51
LeeWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays13%
Pass plays29%
Run plays0%
1st down10%
2nd down12%
3rd down23%
Standard downs11%
Passing downs18%
LeeWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets73—
Target share31.2%12th / 534
Catch rate68.5%188th / 534
Success rate per target53.4%167th / 534
Yards per target9.9110th / 534
Explosive catches24.7%23rd / 534
Deep-target rate19.2%—
3rd-down targets26—
Red-zone targets5—

Charting

Where Lee's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
75
51 caught (68%)
Avg. depth of target
10.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.9
247 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
436
of 683 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
19%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted74 targets charted

68% comp10.5 avg. depth4.9 YAC/catch19% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 5 targets (7%), 5 caught (100%), 7 yds, 1.4 per target5100% · 7yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 7 targets (9%), 5 caught (71%), 26 yds, 3.7 per target771% · 26yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 8 targets (11%), 5 caught (63%), 56 yds, 7.0 per target863% · 56yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 8 targets (11%), 2 caught (25%), 38 yds, 4.8 per target825% · 38yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (4%), 3 caught (100%), 65 yds, 21.7 per target3100% · 65yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (5%), 4 caught (100%), 90 yds, 22.5 per target4100% · 90yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 targets (4%), 3 caught (100%), 22 yds, 7.3 per target3100% · 22yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 2 caught (100%), 37 yds, 18.5 per target2100% · 37yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (5%), 1 caught (25%), 6 yds, 1.5 per target425% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 targets (7%), 3 caught (60%), 72 yds, 14.4 per target560% · 72yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (1%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (5%), 2 caught (50%), 64 yds, 16.0 per target450% · 64yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (4%), 1 caught (33%), 46 yds, 15.3 per target333% · 46yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (1%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (5%), 4 caught (100%), 22 yds, 5.5 per target4100% · 22yRight, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (7%), 5 caught (100%), 44 yds, 8.8 per target5100% · 44yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 2 caught (100%), 41 yds, 20.5 per target2100% · 41yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 1 caught (50%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target250% · 28yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Ole Miss

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Lee’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
30
21 caught (70%)
Avg. depth of target
10.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.0
83 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
184
of 267 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted30 targets charted

69% comp10.7 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 4 yds, 2.0 per target250% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (17%), 4 caught (80%), 42 yds, 8.4 per target580% · 42yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 targets (20%), 5 caught (83%), 66 yds, 11.0 per target683% · 66yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (10%), 3 caught (100%), 25 yds, 8.3 per target3100% · 25yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 4 targets (13%), 2 caught (50%), 50 yds, 12.5 per target450% · 50yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farMissouri#18 · 6-2878%53756531.2%
2025Ole Miss#9 · 13-21547%44635312.3%
2024Ole Miss#5 · 10-31365%57874216.1%
2023Ole Miss#15 · 11-2311%5114212.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cayden Lee's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Cayden Lee'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

8.0 avg. game scoreBest: 9.7 at Mississippi State (Week 4)5 of 8 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Arkansas-Pine BluffW 54–148.058917.8147
2@KansasW 38–218.7612020.0127
3TroyW 27–176.65479.4023
4@Mississippi StateL 24–319.71115614.2237
5FloridaW 45–178.1811013.8029
6Texas A&MW 27–68.379413.4132
7@Ole MissL 3–316.956212.4043
9@ArkansasW 34–107.467813.0046
2026 · 8 games8.05375614.3547

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5314th / 2089
Yards75615th / 2074
Yards / catch14.3129th / 460
Touchdowns538th / 914
Long47—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles23934th / 5664
Solo2—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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 involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff✓ WR77~41 (27–50)4153%
Wk 2 · Kansas✓ WR71~56 (37–68)9·79%
Wk 3 · Troy✓ WR47~38 (12–47)7·81%
Wk 4 · Mississippi State✓ WR75~63 (41–75)13·84%
Wk 5 · Florida—66~54 (35–66)9·82%
Wk 6 · Texas A&M—72~64 (42–72)12189%
Wk 7 · Ole Miss—70~58 (38–70)13·83%
Wk 9 · Arkansas✓ WR66~51 (34–62)8·77%
Season5 GS544425 (357–495)75278%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Missouri roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Cayden LeeWRSR53756529%+0.55
1Donovan OlugbodeWRSO41593723%+0.73
0Naeshaun MontgomeryWRSO13155011%-0.07
Shaun Terry IIWR99618%+0.72
3DaMarion FowlkesWRSO54104%+0.15
2Caleb Goodie Sr.WRSR49417%-0.23
17Kenric Lanier IIWRSR22903%+0.99
11Jabari BradyWRFR—————
12Devyon Hill-LomaxWRFR—————
33DJ McBride IIWRFR—————
80Jayden BoltonWRSR—————
81Noah FlaskampWRSR—————
82Karsten FieneWRFR—————

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. Missouri depth chart →