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Penn State · 2026

Chase Sowell

WRSenior6' 3", 203 lbsHumble, TX
Penn State Nittany Lions3-0 · TDC #7
Snap share
56%
3 of 3 started · likely 26–72%
Receptions
8
270th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
126
227th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.8
113th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+1.10
25th 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

12 plays · +13.3 total EPA · 25th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+1.10
Passing+1.10
1st down+0.35
2nd down+1.15
3rd down+3.04
Standard downs+1.13
Passing downs+1.08
SowellWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays15%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down11%
3rd down3%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs11%
SowellWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets12—
Target share19.0%180th / 489
Catch rate66.7%228th / 489
Success rate per target58.3%134th / 489
Yards per target10.5117th / 489
Explosive catches16.7%150th / 489
Deep-target rate25.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets1—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8270th / 1676
Yards126227th / 1662
Yards / catch15.8113th / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long35—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Marshall✓ WR72~21 (7–29)229%
Wk 2 · Temple✓ WR64~54 (35–64)784%
Wk 3 · Buffalo✓ WR67~39 (12–53)358%
Season3 GS203114 (53–147)1256%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Penn State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Koby HowardWRSO12344220%+1.50
4Brett EskildsenWRJR983113%+0.63
0Chase SowellWRSR8126115%+1.10
2Zay RobinsonWRFR58016%+1.75
8Karon BrookinsWRFR1806%-0.50
9Amarion JacksonWRFR1100——
7Peter GonzalezWRSO—————
11Lyrick SamuelWRFR—————
13Hank LustigWRFR—————
15Keith Jones Jr.WRSO—————
31Logan CunninghamWRSR———0%-0.08
37Max HeffnerWRFR—————
82Ethan BlackWRJR—————

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. Penn State depth chart →