Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Michigan State#66 · 2-6 | 2 | 10% |
| 2025 | Michigan State#83 · 4-8 | 1 | 3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Charles Taplin's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Charles Taplin'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 |  Toledo | W 30–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Eastern Michigan | W 35–7 | 7.4 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | @ Notre Dame | L 10–27 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  Nebraska | L 13–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Wisconsin | L 3–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Illinois | L 37–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 |  Northwestern | L 21–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ UCLA | L 10–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 1 game | 7.4 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | 38 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3 | 1350th / 2089 |
| Yards | 65 | 1010th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 21.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 38 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Eastern Michigan | 71 | ~38 (12–52) | 3 | 54% |
| Wk 6 · Illinois | 55 | ~11 (3–18) | 1 | 20% |
| Season | 505 | 49 (21–64) | 4 | 10% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Michigan State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chrishon McCray | WR | SR | 29 | 289 | 1 | 17% | +0.19 |
| 3 | Rodney Bullard Jr. | WR | SR | 21 | 253 | 1 | 15% | +0.29 |
| 6 | Fredrick Moore | WR | JR | 20 | 216 | 2 | 14% | +0.20 |
| 19 | Charles Taplin | WR | FR | 3 | 65 | 1 | 7% | +1.58 |
| Bryson Williams | WR | 3 | 70 | 1 | 5% | +0.01 | ||
| 5 | Samson Gash | WR | FR | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -0.15 |
| 8 | KK Smith | WR | JR | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3% | +0.79 |
| 17 | Braylon Collier | WR | FR | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5% | +0.45 |
| 16 | Zach Washington | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Jameel Gardner Jr. | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Colin Charles | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Nick Hardy | 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. Michigan State depth chart →